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Sense: To reduce life or the evidence of life
Synonyms:
blunt Collocations, impair Collocations, dull Collocations, numb Collocations, desensitize, repress, slow Collocations, paralyze, anesthetize, drug Collocations, chloroform, gas Collocations, freeze Collocations, narcotize, etherize, put to sleep, make unfit, knock out, daze Collocations, benumb, incapacitate, depress Collocations, stupefy, stun Collocations, smother Collocations, stifle Collocations, suppress Collocations, frustrate, weaken Collocations, devitalize, injure Collocations, exhaust Collocations, tire Collocations, retard Collocations, knock stiff, KO, lay out, dope Collocations, put out of order, take the edge off, desensitise , anaesthetize , anaesthetise , narcotise , etherise , devitalise , knock for six , tranquilize , tranquillize , tranquillise , knock unconscious, put under
Antonyms:
enliven, energize, invigorate, reanimate, revitalize, arouse, refresh Collocations, recharge, reenergize, excite Collocations, rekindle, resurrect, stimulate, encourage Collocations, advance Collocations, facilitate Collocations, assist Collocations, allow Collocations, aid Collocations, help Collocations
Sense: To soften
Synonyms:
tone down, dim Collocations, muffle, mute, dull Collocations, dampen Collocations, cushion Collocations, decrease Collocations, soften, damp Collocations, calm Collocations, make softer, quieten, stifle Collocations, ease Collocations, quell
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