| DEA | the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key |
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| DEA | convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil |
| DEA | make less lively, intense, or vigorous |
| DEA | become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active |
| DEA | make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible |
| DEA | lessen the momentum or velocity of |
| DEA | make vapid or deprive of spirit |
| DEA | cut a girdle around (a plant) so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients |
| DEA | made or become less intense |
| DEA | devoid of physical sensation |
| DEA | the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) |
| DEA | so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness |