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has gloss	(verb) make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound" blunt, deaden
lexicalization	eng: blunt
lexicalization	eng: deaden
subclass of	(verb) cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" alter, change, modify
has subclass	(verb) reduce the edge or violence of; "obtunded reflexes" obtund
has subclass	(verb) cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking" petrify
has subclass	(verb) lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" break, damp, soften, weaken, dampen

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opposite	(verb) make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit" enliven, invigorate, animate, liven, liven up