Englishfor English speakers
deaden
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verb
(= dampen)
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
muffle the message
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verb
lessen the momentum or velocity of
deaden a ship's headway
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verb
make vapid or deprive of spirit
deadened wine
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verb
(= blunt)
make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
Terror blunted her feelings
deaden a sound
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verb
become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
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verb
convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
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verb
(= girdle)
cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
girdle the plant
mind
Noun
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Someone's mind is the part of them that thinks.
In my mind I know I must go, but in my heart I want to stay here.
We will solve this problem. We have the best minds in the country working on it.
mind
Verb
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If you mind some action or thing, you feel negatively about it.
"Do you mind if I sit here?" "No, not at all"
"It's raining outside. You should take an umbrella" "It's OK, I don't mind the rain"
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If you mind someone or something, you look after it.
"Could you mind the children while I go to the bathroom?"