to deaden the senses

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• deaden the senses — numb the senses, dull the faculties …   English contemporary dictionary

• deaden — deadener, n. /ded n/, v.t. 1. to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; weaken: to deaden sound; to deaden the senses; to deaden the force of a blow. 2. to lessen the velocity of; retard: to deaden the headway of a ship. 3. to make… …   Universalium

• deaden — /ˈdɛdn/ (say dedn) verb (t) 1. to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; dull; weaken: to deaden sound; to deaden the force of a ball; to deaden the senses. 2. to lessen the velocity of; retard. 3. to make impervious to sound, as a… …  

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• daze — vb Daze, stun, bemuse, stupefy, benumb, paralyze, petrify all mean to dull or deaden the powers of the mind through some disturbing experience or influence. Daze may imply any of numerous causes (as a blow on the head, an excess of light, or a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• benumb — 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… …   English dictionary for students

• stun — 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,… …   English dictionary for students

• stupefy — 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,… …   English dictionary for students

• Narcotic — This article is about the drug classification. For the scuba diving reference, see Nitrogen narcosis. For the sedative agent, see Sedative. For pain control medications of both narcotic and non narcotic varieties, see Analgesic. For the album by… …   Wikipedia

• Mirror galvanometer — A mirror galvanometer A mirror galvanometer is a mechanical meter that senses electric current, except that instead of moving a needle, it moves a mirror. The mirror reflects a beam of light, which projects onto a meter, and acts as a long,… …   Wikipedia

• dull — dullness, dulness, n. dully, adv. /dul/, adj., duller, dullest, v. adj. 1. not sharp; blunt: a dull knife. 2. causing boredom; tedious; uninteresting: a dull sermon. 3. not lively or spirited; listless. 4. not b …   Universalium