extinguish

dwarfing

dwɔːf

verb

cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison.

the buildings surround and dwarf All Saints church

dominate,tower above,tower over,loom over,overlook,overshadow,overtop,outshine,put in the shade,surpass,exceed,outclass,outstrip,outdo,top,cap,trump,transcend,shame,put to shame,diminish,minimize,extinguish,outrival

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dulls

dʌl

verb

make or become dull or less intense.

time dulls the memory

lessen,decrease,diminish,reduce,dampen,depress,take the edge off,blunt,deaden,mute,soften,tone down,allay,ease,soothe,assuage,alleviate,palliate,moderate,mitigate,numb,benumb,desensitize,render insensitive,stupefy,daze,stun,drug,sedate,tranquillize,narcotize,torpefy,obtund,fade,pale,bleach,wash out,decolorize,decolour,dim,etiolate,darken,blacken,blur,veil,obscure,shadow,fog,bedim,put a damper on,cast a pall over,cast down,lower,crush,shake,sap,suppress,extinguish,smother,stifle

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dulling

dʌl

verb

make or become dull or less intense.

time dulls the memory

lessen,decrease,diminish,reduce,dampen,depress,take the edge off,blunt,deaden,mute,soften,tone down,allay,ease,soothe,assuage,alleviate,palliate,moderate,mitigate,numb,benumb,desensitize,render insensitive,stupefy,daze,stun,drug,sedate,tranquillize,narcotize,torpefy,obtund,fade,pale,bleach,wash out,decolorize,decolour,dim,etiolate,darken,blacken,blur,veil,obscure,shadow,fog,bedim,put a damper on,cast a pall over,cast down,lower,crush,shake,sap,suppress,extinguish,smother,stifle

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dulled

dʌl

verb

make or become dull or less intense.

time dulls the memory

lessen,decrease,diminish,reduce,dampen,depress,take the edge off,blunt,deaden,mute,soften,tone down,allay,ease,soothe,assuage,alleviate,palliate,moderate,mitigate,numb,benumb,desensitize,render insensitive,stupefy,daze,stun,drug,sedate,tranquillize,narcotize,torpefy,obtund,fade,pale,bleach,wash out,decolorize,decolour,dim,etiolate,darken,blacken,blur,veil,obscure,shadow,fog,bedim,put a damper on,cast a pall over,cast down,lower,crush,shake,sap,suppress,extinguish,smother,stifle

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annihilating

/əˈnʌɪɪleɪt/

verb

Destroy utterly; obliterate.

a simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all

destroy,wipe out,obliterate,wipe off the face of the earth,wipe off the map,kill,slaughter,exterminate,eliminate,liquidate,eradicate,extinguish,finish off,erase,root out,extirpate

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annihilates

/əˈnʌɪɪleɪt/

verb

Destroy utterly; obliterate.

a simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all

destroy,wipe out,obliterate,wipe off the face of the earth,wipe off the map,kill,slaughter,exterminate,eliminate,liquidate,eradicate,extinguish,finish off,erase,root out,extirpate

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annihilated

/əˈnʌɪɪleɪt/

verb

Destroy utterly; obliterate.

a simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all

destroy,wipe out,obliterate,wipe off the face of the earth,wipe off the map,kill,slaughter,exterminate,eliminate,liquidate,eradicate,extinguish,finish off,erase,root out,extirpate

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annihilate

/əˈnaɪəˌleɪt/

transitive verb

Destroy utterly; obliterate.

a simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all

destroy,wipe out,obliterate,wipe off the face of the earth,wipe off the map,kill,slaughter,exterminate,eliminate,liquidate,eradicate,extinguish,finish off,erase,root out,extirpate

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