deaden#1 (v)
blunt#2 (v)

v00192051

type v
lex_filenum 30
def make less lively, intense, or vigorous
def impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
examples Terror blunted her feelings
deaden a sound
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym change, alter, modify
Derivationally related form deaden → deadening
Antonym deaden → enliven
Hyponym obtund; petrify; dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break
Incoming links
Derivationally related form deadening → deaden
Hyponym change, alter, modify
Hypernym obtund; petrify; dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break
Antonym enliven → deaden

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