v.
1.make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
2.cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
3.make vapid or deprive of spirit
4.lessen the momentum or velocity of
5.become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active
6.make less lively, intense, or vigorous
7.convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
Idiom of the Day
eager beaver
a person who is always eager to work hard or do extra work
My colleague is an eager beaver and is always ready to work hard when we need him.