| blunt | vt 1. make less sharp, menumpulkan: cutting paper ~s scissors, memotong kertas menumpulkan gunting; 2. weaken the force, keenness of, menumpulkan, melemahkan: the poor response ~ed their enthusiasm, sambutan yg tdk menggalakkan melemahkan semangat mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dull | vt 1. deprive of brightness, (act.) menyuramkan; (pass.), (menjadi) /suram, sebam/: the colours of the painting have been ~ed by age, warna lukisan itu sebam dimakan zaman; 2. make less intense or less keen, (act.) mengurangkan; (pass.) menjadi kurang: she was given morphine to ~ the pain, dia diberi morfin utk mengurangkan rasa sakit; his grief was ~ed by the passage of time, rasa sedihnya menjadi kurang setelah masa berlalu; ~ the edge of o’s appetite, menumpulkan selera sso; 3. weaken, (act.) melemahkan; (pass.) menjadi lemah; (so’s mind, wits, etc) menumpulkan: eyes ~ed by age, penglihatan yg menjadi lemah akibat usia tua; five years in prison did not ~ his wits, lima tahun dlm penjara tdk menumpulkan akal budinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| edge | set o’s teeth on ~, mengilukan gigi sso, menyebabkan sso /berasa ngilu, kengiluan/: the sound of bagpipes always sets my teeth on ~, bunyi begpaip selalu mengilukan gigi saya; set so’s nerves on ~, menjengkelkan sso: children always set his nerves on ~, kanak-kanak selalu menjengkelkannya; take the ~ off, a. (enthusiasm etc) mengurangkan, meredakan; b. (appetite) mengurangkan; c. (argument) menumpulkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |