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71soothe — Synonyms and related words: abate, allay, alleviate, anesthetize, appease, assuage, balm, becalm, benumb, calm, calm down, cease, comfort, compose, conciliate, console, cool, cradle, cushion, deaden, deaden the pain, defuse, die down, diminish,… …
72subdue — Synonyms and related words: abate, allay, alleviate, anesthetize, appease, asphyxiate, assuage, attemper, baffle, bank the fire, bear down, beat down, bend, benumb, blunt, bottle up, break, break down, bridle, bring low, bring to terms, calm,… …
73mute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. See silence. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Without power of speech] Syn. tongueless, aphonic, aphasic, deaf and dumb, inarticulate, voiceless, tonguetied; see also dumb 1 , quiet 2 . Ant. vocal*, noisy,… …
74paralyze — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. cripple; demoralize; disable; deaden; bring to a stop. See impotence, insensibility. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. strike with paralysis, make inert, render nerveless; see deaden 1 . III (Roget s 3… …
75stun — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. benumb, deaden, daze, stupefy; dizzy; dumbfound, astound, astonish, bewilder. See insensibility, surprise. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To render unconscious] Syn. hit, put to sleep, knock out,… …
76stupefy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. deaden, dull, numb, narcotize; stun, astound, daze, dumbfound. See insensibility, surprise. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To stun] Syn. dull, numb, benumb; see deaden 1 . 2. [To amaze] Syn. astound,… …
77benumb — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dull, numb, stupefy, paralyze; see deaden 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To render less sensitive: blunt, deaden, desensitize, dull, numb. Idiom: take the edge off. See AWARENESS. 2. To dull the senses, as with a… …
78desensitize — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. numb, anesthetize, deaden, dull, enervate. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To render less sensitive: benumb, blunt, deaden, dull, numb. Idiom: take the edge off. See AWARENESS …
79Nonresonance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Nonresonance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 thud thud thump dead sound Sgm: N 1 nonresonance nonresonance Sgm: N 1 muffled drums muffled drums cracked bell Sgm: N 1 damper damper Sgm: N 1 silencer …
80mute — [mju:t] adjective 1》 (of a person) refraining from speech or temporarily speechless. ↘lacking the faculty of speech. ↘(of hounds) not giving tongue while hunting. 2》 (of a letter) not pronounced. noun 1》 a person without the power of… …
