DEADEN

(verb) convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
(verb) make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
"Terror blunted her feelings", "deaden a sound"
synonyms : blunt
(verb) become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
(verb) make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
"muffle the message"
synonyms : damp , dampen
(verb) lessen the momentum or velocity of
"deaden a ship's headway"
(verb) make vapid or deprive of spirit
"deadened wine"
(verb) cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
"girdle the plant"
synonyms : girdle

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