endormir — meaning in English

English meaning

• deaden verb To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
• numb adj Unable to feel physical sensation, especially because of cold or pressure on a nerve.

Senses

endormir is used for these senses in English:

• deaden (transitive) To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
• fall asleep To pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep.
• numb (transitive) To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally).
• put down (euphemistic) To euthanize (an animal).

deaden — full definition

1. verb To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
2. verb To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
3. verb To make soundproof.

numb — full definition

1. adj Unable to feel physical sensation, especially because of cold or pressure on a nerve.
2. adj Unable to feel or respond emotionally, often after shock or grief.
3. verb To make (something) unable to feel physical sensation, or to dull an emotion.

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