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Adjective dulled has 3 senses

dulled, benumbed - having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure; "the mind of the audience is becoming dulled"; "the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond"
Antonym: interested (indirect, via uninterested)
blunted, dulled - made dull or blunt
Antonym: sharp (indirect, via dull)
dulled, grayed - deprived of color; "colors dulled by too much sun"; "grayed with the dust of the road"
Antonyms: colorful, colourful (indirect, via colorless)

Verb dull has 7 senses

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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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
Sample sentences:
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pall, dull - become less interesting or attractive
--₆ is one way to change

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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