cripple
verb. disable; make lame
damage
verb. cause injury, loss
- abuse
- bang up
- batter
- bleach
- blight
- break
- burn
- contaminate
- corrode
- corrupt
- crack
- cripple
- deface
- defile
- dirty
- discolor
- disfigure
- disintegrate
- dismantle
- fade
- gnaw
- harm
- hurt
- impair
- incapacitate
- infect
- injure
- lacerate
- maim
- maltreat
- mangle
- mar
- mutilate
- pollute
- ravage
- rot
- ruin
- rust
- scathe
- scorch
- scratch
- smash
- split
- spoil
- stab
- stain
- tamper with
- tarnish
- tear
- undermine
- vitiate
- weaken
- wear away
- wound
- wreak havoc on
- wreck
- wrong
damages
verb. cause injury, loss
- abuse
- bang up
- batter
- bleach
- blight
- break
- burn
- contaminate
- corrode
- corrupt
- crack
- cripple
- deface
- defile
- dirty
- discolor
- disfigure
- disintegrate
- dismantle
- fade
- gnaw
- harm
- hurt
- impair
- incapacitate
- infect
- injure
- lacerate
- maim
- maltreat
- mangle
- mar
- mutilate
- pollute
- ravage
- rot
- ruin
- rust
- scathe
- scorch
- scratch
- smash
- split
- spoil
- stab
- stain
- tamper with
- tarnish
- tear
- undermine
- vitiate
- weaken
- wear away
- wound
- wreak havoc on
- wreck
- wrong
deaden
verb. diminish, muffle, quiet
- KO
- abate
- alleviate
- anesthetize
- benumb
- blunt
- check
- chloroform
- consume
- cushion
- damp
- dampen
- depress
- deprive
- desensitize
- destroy
- devitalize
- dim
- dope
- drown
- dull
- etherize
- exhaust
- freeze
- frustrate
- gas
- hush
- impair
- incapacitate
- injure
- knock out
- lay out
- lessen
- mute
- numb
- paralyze
- put out of order
- put to sleep
- quieten
- reduce
- repress
- retard
- slow
- smother
- soften
- stifle
- stun
- stupefy
- suppress
- tire
- tone down
- unnerve
- weaken
deadened
verb. diminish, muffle, quiet
- KO
- abate
- alleviate
- anesthetize
- benumb
- blunt
- check
- chloroform
- consume
- cushion
- damp
- dampen
- depress
- deprive
- desensitize
- destroy
- devitalize
- dim
- dope
- drown
- dull
- etherize
- exhaust
- freeze
- frustrate
- gas
- hush
- impair
- incapacitate
- injure
- knock out
- lay out
- lessen
- mute
- numb
- paralyze
- put out of order
- put to sleep
- quieten
- reduce
- repress
- retard
- slow
- smother
- soften
- stifle
- stun
- stupefy
- suppress
- tire
- tone down
- unnerve
- weaken
deadening
verb. diminish, muffle, quiet
- KO
- abate
- alleviate
- anesthetize
- benumb
- blunt
- check
- chloroform
- consume
- cushion
- damp
- dampen
- depress
- deprive
- desensitize
- destroy
- devitalize
- dim
- dope
- drown
- dull
- etherize
- exhaust
- freeze
- frustrate
- gas
- hush
- impair
- incapacitate
- injure
- knock out
- lay out
- lessen
- mute
- numb
- paralyze
- put out of order
- put to sleep
- quieten
- reduce
- repress
- retard
- slow
- smother
- soften
- stifle
- stun
- stupefy
- suppress
- tire
- tone down
- unnerve
- weaken
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