embotar

Definitions of embotar
  1. verb
    make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
    synonyms: amortiguar
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    antonyms:
    alegrar, alentar, animar, avivar, vigorizar, vivificar
    make lively
    types:
    lapidificar, petrificar, petrificarse
    cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned
    asordar, ensordecer
    make soundproof
    type of:
    alterar, cambiar, cualificar, modificar
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  2. verb
    make less sharp
    synonyms: arromar, despuntar, embotarse
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    type of:
    alterar, cambiar, cualificar, modificar
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  3. verb
    make dull or blunt
    synonyms: arromar, despuntar, embotarse
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    antonyms:
    afilar, agudizar, aguzar, amolar
    make sharp or sharper
    type of:
    alterar, cambiar, cualificar, modificar
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  4. verb
    make less intense
    synonyms: arromar, despuntar
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    type of:
    ablandar, debilitar, flaquear, reblandecerse
    lessen the strength of
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