pall

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pall[1,verb] pall[2,noun] pall[3,transitive verb]

Main Entry: ¹pall
Pronunciation: 'pol
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, short for appallen to become pale -- more at APPALL
intransitive verb
1 : to lose strength or effectiveness
2 : to lose in interest or attraction <his humor began to pall on us>
3 : DWINDLE <our enthusiasm soon palled>
transitive verb
1 : to cause to become insipid
2 : to deprive of pleasure in something by satiating
synonym see SATIATE