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grow dim(verb, expression, dirty, dim, blot)
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lour
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mar(dull, stain, color, fade, discolor)
2
mark(dull, stain, color, fade, discolor)
2
mask(verb, cover, obscure, confuse, hide)
2
mortify(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
2
opaque
2
oppress(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
2
pale(verb, dull, reduce, lower, dirty)
2
perplex(upset, trouble, obscure, confuse, conceal)
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perturb(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
2
redden
2
screen(verb, cover, obscure, confuse, hide)
2
sink
2
smear(dull, stain, color, fade, discolor)
2
soil(dull, dirty, stain, color, fade)
2
spoil(dull, stain, discolor)
2
sully(verb, dull, dirty, stain, color)
2
taint(dull, stain, discolor)
2
tone down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cover, moderate)
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