deaden

English Thesaurus

1. convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil (verb.change)

hypernym	:	convert,
definition	:	change the nature, purpose, or function of something (verb.change)

domain category	:	chemical science, chemistry,
definition	:	the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition)

2. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation (verb.change)

hypernym	:	alter, change, modify,
definition	:	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)

hyponym	:	obtund,
definition	:	reduce the edge or violence of (verb.change)

hyponym	:	petrify,
definition	:	cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned (verb.change)

hyponym	:	break, damp, dampen, soften, weaken,
definition	:	lessen in force or effect (verb.change)

3. become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor (verb.change)

hypernym	:	change,
definition	:	undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change)

4. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible (verb.change)

hypernym	:	break, damp, dampen, soften, weaken,
definition	:	lessen in force or effect (verb.change)

5. lessen the momentum or velocity of (verb.change)

hypernym	:	retard,
definition	:	cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate (verb.change)

6. make vapid or deprive of spirit (verb.change)

hypernym	:	alter, change, modify,
definition	:	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)

7. cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	incise,
definition	:	make an incision into by carving or cutting (verb.contact)

domain category	:	flora, plant, plant life,
definition	:	(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion (noun.tops)

8. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation (verb.change)

antonym	:	animate, enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up,
definition	:	make lively (verb.change)

derivation	:	constipation, deadening, impairment, stultification, constipation, deadening, impairment, stultification,
definition	:	the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) (noun.act)

9. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible (verb.change)

derivation	:	damper, muffler,
definition	:	a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations (noun.artifact)

10. cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients (verb.contact)

derivation	:	girdle,
definition	:	an encircling or ringlike structure (noun.body)

11. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation (verb.change)

antonym	:	animate, enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up,
definition	:	make lively (verb.change)

derivation	:	constipation, deadening, impairment, stultification, constipation, deadening, impairment, stultification,
definition	:	the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) (noun.act)

12. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible (verb.change)

derivation	:	damper, muffler,
definition	:	a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations (noun.artifact)

13. cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients (verb.contact)

derivation	:	girdle,
definition	:	an encircling or ringlike structure (noun.body)