grow+dull
1dull — (adj.) c.1200, stupid; early 13c., blunt, not sharp; rare before mid 14c., apparently from O.E. dol dull witted, foolish, or an unrecorded parallel word, or from M.L.G. dul slow witted, both from P.Gmc. *dulaz (Cf. O.Fris., O.S. dol foolish,… …
2The Dunciad — Alexander Pope The Dunciad /ˈd …
3tar´nish|a|ble — tar|nish «TAHR nihsh», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to dull the luster or brightness of: »Salt will tarnish silver. SYNONYM(S): blacken. 2. Figurative. to bring disgrace upon (a reputation, one s honor, or the like); sully; taint: »The expedition s… …
4tar|nish — «TAHR nihsh», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to dull the luster or brightness of: »Salt will tarnish silver. SYNONYM(S): blacken. 2. Figurative. to bring disgrace upon (a reputation, one s honor, or the like); sully; taint: »The expedition s triumph was… …
5tarnish — tarnishable, adj. /tahr nish/, v.t. 1. to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), esp. by oxidation; discolor. 2. to diminish or destroy the purity of; stain; sully: The scandal tarnished his reputation. v.i. 3. to grow dull or discolored; lose… …
6fade — verb 1) the paintwork has faded Syn: become pale, become bleached, become washed out, lose color, discolor; grow dull, grow dim, lose luster Ant: brighten 2) sunlight had faded the picture Syn …
7tarnish — /ˈtanɪʃ / (say tahnish) verb (t) 1. to dull or alter the lustre of (especially a metallic surface by oxidation, etc.); discolour. 2. to diminish or destroy the purity of; stain; sully. –verb (i) 3. to grow dull or discoloured; lose lustre. 4. to… …
8pale — [adj] light in color or effect anemic, ashen, ashy, blanched, bleached, bloodless, cadaverous, colorless, deathlike, dim, doughy, dull, faded, faint, feeble, ghastly, gray, haggard, inadequate, ineffective, ineffectual, insubstantial, livid,… …
9brighten — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To become brighter] Syn. clear up, lighten, grow calm, improve, grow sunny, become gentle, glow, kindle. Ant. shade*, grow dull, darken. 2. [To make brighter] Syn. polish, burnish, lighten; see intensify , shine 3 . 3. [To… …
10pale — I adj 1. colorless, hueless, toneless, uncol ored, achromic, achromous, achromatic; drab, dreary, flat, mat, lusterless, lackluster; bleached, blanched, washed out, etiolated; wan, pallid, Obs. blate, pale faced, anemic, sickly; waxen, sallow,… …
