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
step down from (a job/position)
to leave an important job or position
My father recently stepped down from his job as president of his company.