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  • 101Dozed — Doze Doze (d[=o]z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dozed} (d[=o]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dozing}.] [Prob. akin to daze, dizzy: cf. Icel. d[=u]sa to doze, Dan. d[ o]se to make dull, heavy, or drowsy, d[ o]s dullness, drowsiness, d[ o]sig drowsy, AS. dw[=ae]s… …

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  • 102Dozing — Doze Doze (d[=o]z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dozed} (d[=o]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dozing}.] [Prob. akin to daze, dizzy: cf. Icel. d[=u]sa to doze, Dan. d[ o]se to make dull, heavy, or drowsy, d[ o]s dullness, drowsiness, d[ o]sig drowsy, AS. dw[=ae]s… …

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  • 103hebetate — hebetation, n. hebetative, adj. /heb i tayt /, v.t., hebetated, hebetating. to make dull or blunt. [1565 75; < L hebetatus made dull or blunt (ptp. of hebetare), equiv. to hebet (s. of hebes) blunt, dull + atus ATE1] * * * …

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  • 104matt — /mæt / (say mat) adjective 1. lustreless and dull in surface. –noun 2. a dull or dead surface, without lustre, produced on metals, etc.; a roughened or frosted surface. 3. a tool, as a punch, for producing such a surface. –verb (t) 4. to finish&#8230; …

  • 105weigh down — also[weight down] 1. To make heavy; cause to go down or bend with weight; overload. * /The evergreens are weighed down by the deep snow./ Often used with with or by . * /There are so many children in the back seat that they are weighing down the&#8230; …

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  • 106weigh down — also[weight down] 1. To make heavy; cause to go down or bend with weight; overload. * /The evergreens are weighed down by the deep snow./ Often used with with or by . * /There are so many children in the back seat that they are weighing down the&#8230; …

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  • 107Sadden — Sad den, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saddened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Saddening}.] To make sad. Specifically: (a) To render heavy or cohesive. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Marl is binding, and saddening of land is the great prejudice it doth to clay lands. Mortimer …

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  • 108Saddened — Sadden Sad den, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saddened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Saddening}.] To make sad. Specifically: (a) To render heavy or cohesive. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Marl is binding, and saddening of land is the great prejudice it doth to clay lands.&#8230; …

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  • 109Saddening — Sadden Sad den, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saddened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Saddening}.] To make sad. Specifically: (a) To render heavy or cohesive. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Marl is binding, and saddening of land is the great prejudice it doth to clay lands.&#8230; …

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  • 110Stupefied — Stupefy Stu pe*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stupefied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stupefying}.] [F. stup[ e]fier, fr. L. stupere to be stupefied + ficare (in comp.) to make, akin to facere. See {Stupid}, {Fact}, and cf. {Stupefacient}.] [Written also&#8230; …

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