- Dulles, John Foster Dulles - United States diplomat who (as Secretary of State) pursued a policy of opposition to the USSR by providing aid to American allies (1888-1959)
--1 is a kind of diplomat, diplomatist
- dull - make dull in appearance; "Age had dulled the surface"
--1 is one way to change, alter, modify
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- dull - become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness; "the varnished table top dulled with time"
--2 is one way to change
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- muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down - deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
--3 is one way to soften
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- numb, benumb, blunt, dull - make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
--4 is one way to desensitize, desensitise
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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- dull, blunt - make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
--5 is one way to change, alter, modify
Antonyms: sharpen
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- pall, dull - become less interesting or attractive
--6 is one way to change
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun dullard2
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- dull - make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"
--7 is one way to weaken
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- dull - become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness; "the varnished table top dulled with time"