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Deaden

To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the natural powers or feelings; to deaden a sound.

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Broader term 11

Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Break 76% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Convert 76% connected

To cause to turn; to turn.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Damp 76% connected

Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dampen 76% connected

To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Incise 76% connected

To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave.

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Retard 76% connected

To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder; as, to retard the march of…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Soften 76% connected

To make soft or more soft.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Weaken 76% connected

To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weak…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 7

Break 76% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Damp 76% connected

Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dampen 76% connected

To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Obtund 76% connected

To reduce the edge, pungency, or violent action of; to dull; to blunt; to deaden; to quell; as, to obtund the acrimony of the gall.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Petrify 76% connected

To convert, as any animal or vegetable matter, into stone or stony substance.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Soften 76% connected

To make soft or more soft.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Weaken 76% connected

To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weak…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Constipation 74% connected

Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Constipation 74% connected

Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Girdle 74% connected

A griddle.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Girdle 74% connected

A griddle.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 4

Blunt 92% connected

Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Damp 92% connected

Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Dampen 92% connected

To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Girdle 92% connected

A griddle.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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