All bitters are poison, and act by stilling, and depressing, and lethargizing the irritability. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
lethargize — [leth′ər jīz΄] vt. lethargized, lethargizing to make lethargic … English World dictionary
lethargize — /leth euhr juyz /, v.t., lethargized, lethargizing. to make lethargic; stupefy. Also, esp. Brit., lethargise. [1605 15; LETHARG(Y) + IZE] * * * … Universalium
lethargize — leth·ar·gize … English syllables
lethargize — ˈlethə(r)ˌjīz transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) archaic : to make lethargic : benumb … Useful english dictionary
Lethargized — Lethargize Leth ar*gize (l[e^]th [.a]r*j[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lethargized} ( j[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lethargizing} ( j[imac] z[i^]ng).] To make lethargic. [1913 Webster] All bitters are poison, and act by stilling, and depressing,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lethargizing — Lethargize Leth ar*gize (l[e^]th [.a]r*j[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lethargized} ( j[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lethargizing} ( j[imac] z[i^]ng).] To make lethargic. [1913 Webster] All bitters are poison, and act by stilling, and depressing,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lethargy — Leth ar*gy, v. t. To lethargize. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dull — adj 1. unintelligent, witless, slow witted, dull witted; stolid, obtuse, crass, Boeotian, bovine, blockish, lumpish; dense, thick headed, Inf. thick, slow, stupid, Brit., Australian Inf. dill, Scot, and North Eng. dowf; backward, doltish, Sl.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
exhaust — v 1. use up, consume, eat up, finish; expend, spend, dissipate, Sl. blow; waste, squander, fritter away, fool away, run through; Inf. scrape the bottom of the barrel. 2. drain, wear out, fatigue, weary, tire, tire out, enervate, lethargize; wind … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
fatigue — n 1. weariness, tiredness, exhaustion, Obs. fatigation; lassitude, lethargy, Inf. the blahs, languor, listlessness, sluggishness; debility, enervation, prostration; ennui, boredom, tedium, drowsiness, heaviness. 39 92. exertion, strain, labor,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
