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verdoven — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • anesthetize verb To give someone a drug that stops them feeling pain or puts them to sleep, usually before an operation.
  • befuddle verb To make someone feel confused or unable to think straight.
  • deafen verb To cause someone to lose their hearing, briefly or for good.
  • numb adj Unable to feel physical sensation, especially because of cold or pressure on a nerve.
  • stun verb To knock someone senseless or make them lose awareness, often with a blow or shock.
  • stupefy verb To make someone's mind dull and slow to react, as if in a daze.
  • tranquilize verb To settle a person or animal, or send them to sleep, with a tranquillizing dart.

Senses

verdoven is used for these senses in English:

  • anesthetize (transitive) To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.
  • befuddle (transitive) To stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol.
  • deafen (transitive) To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.
  • numb (transitive) To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally).
  • stun (transitive) To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.
  • stupefy (transitive, especially, law) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.
  • tranquilize (transitive) To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a tranquilizer dart.

befuddle — full definition

  1. verb To make someone feel confused or unable to think straight.
  2. verb To make someone dazed or unsteady, especially through drink.
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