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41 stupefacio
stŭpĕ-făcĭo, fēci, factum, 3, v. a. [stupeo], to make stupid or senseless, to benumb, deaden, stun, stupefy (rare; usu. in the part. perf.).(α).In verb. fin.:(β).privatos luctus stupefecit publicus pavor,
Liv. 5, 39; Sil. 9, 122.— Pass.:ut nostro stupefiat Cynthia versu,
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42 muffle
[ˈmafl] verbto deaden the sound of:يَكْتُم الصَّوْتThey used a gag to muffle his cries.
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deaden — verb (T) to make a feeling or sound less strong: medicine to deaden the pain … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
deaden — verb (deadened; deadening) Date: 1613 transitive verb 1. to impair in vigor or sensation ; blunt < deadened his enthusiasm > < deadened the pain > 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
deaden — verb a) To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle. b) To become less lively; to diminish (by itself) … Wiktionary
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