deadens

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
  2. verb cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
  3. verb make vapid or deprive of spirit

Synonyms

dampen, deaden, damp

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