make dull
111Stupefy — Stu pe*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stupefied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stupefying}.] [F. stup[ e]fier, fr. L. stupere to be stupefied + ficare (in comp.) to make, akin to facere. See {Stupid}, {Fact}, and cf. {Stupefacient}.] [Written also {stupify},… …
112Stupefying — Stupefy Stu pe*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stupefied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stupefying}.] [F. stup[ e]fier, fr. L. stupere to be stupefied + ficare (in comp.) to make, akin to facere. See {Stupid}, {Fact}, and cf. {Stupefacient}.] [Written also… …
113stupify — Stupefy Stu pe*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stupefied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stupefying}.] [F. stup[ e]fier, fr. L. stupere to be stupefied + ficare (in comp.) to make, akin to facere. See {Stupid}, {Fact}, and cf. {Stupefacient}.] [Written also… …
114weigh\ down — • weigh down • weight down 1. To make heavy; cause to go down or bend with weight; overload. The evergreens are weighed down by the deep snow. Often used with with or by . There are so many children in the back seat that they are weighing down… …
115weight\ down — • weigh down • weight down 1. To make heavy; cause to go down or bend with weight; overload. The evergreens are weighed down by the deep snow. Often used with with or by . There are so many children in the back seat that they are weighing down… …
116stultify — [stul′tə fī΄] vt. stultified, stultifying [LL stultificare < L stultus, foolish, akin to stolidus,STOLID + facere, to make, DO1] 1. a) to make seem foolish, stupid, inconsistent, etc.; make absurd or ridiculous b) to make dull or torpid …
117hebetate — transitive verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Latin hebetatus, past participle of hebetare, from hebet , hebes dull Date: 1574 to make dull or obtuse • hebetation noun …
118chug — 1. noun /tʃʌɡ/ a) A dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine. b) A dog; a cross between a pug and a chihuahua. 2 …
119ádimmian — 1. wv/i2 3rd pres ádimmaþ past ádimmode ptp ádimmod to become dim or dull; 2. wv/t2 to darken, obscure, dim, make dull …
120tarnish — tar|nish1 [ˈta:nıʃ US ˈta:r ] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: ternir to make dull ] 1.) [T] if an event or fact tarnishes someone s ↑reputation, record, image etc, it makes it worse ▪ His regime was tarnished by human rights abuses. 2.) …