Definition
To make something completely dull or to dull something thoroughly.
Etymology
Combines the intensive prefix 'for-' with 'dull.' This appears in early English texts as a way to express total dulling or making completely unresponsive.
Kelly Says
This word captures a moment when English speakers were still freely adding 'for-' to almost any verb—'fordull,' 'forbrighten,' 'forsoften'—before the language standardized and we lost this creative flexibility.
Translations
ARالعربية
يُخفف
yu-khaf-f
BNবাংলা
বদলে যায়
bod-le ja-ay
CACatalà
esdevallada
es-de-val-la-da
CSČeština
zmatnit
z-mat-nit
DEDeutsch
vergilbt
ver-gil-bt
ELΕλληνικά
απλώνεται
a-plon-e-tai
ESEspañol
se vuelve opaco
se vee-l-ve o-pa-ko
FISuomi
himmentää
him-men-taa
FRFrançais
devient terne
deh-vee-na ter-n
HEעברית
משמיע
mis-h-mee-a
HIहिन्दी
धुंधला हो जाता है
dhun-dhala ho-ja-ta hai
HUMagyar
halványul
hal-va-nyul
IDBahasa Indonesia
pudar
pu-dar
ITItaliano
si fa opaco
si fa o-pa-ko
KKKK
зақымдау
za-ky-m-dau
MRMR
खराब झाला
kha-rab jhala
MSBahasa Melayu
pudar
pu-dar
NLNederlands
vervaagt
ver-vaagt
PLPolski
blaknąć
blak-n-ac
PTPortuguês
fica opaco
fi-ka o-pa-ko
RORomână
se estompează
se es-tom-pa-es
RUРусский
тускнеет
tus-kne-et
SWKiswahili
kuchafuka
koo-cha-foo-ka
TAதமிழ்
பளபளப்பு
pa-la-pa-ppu
TRTürkçe
mat olur
mat olur
UKУкраїнська
зблідшати
z-blyd-shaty