pall


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pall
v. tire, make weary; bore, cause ennui
 
n. coffin, casket; piece of cloth used to cover a coffin; covering that produces a dark or gloomy effect, shroud

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Peter Simon Pallas
Peter Simon Pallas (22 September 1741 – 8 September 1811) was a German zoologist and botanist who worked in Russia.

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pall

Noun
1. a sudden numbing dread
(synonym) chill
(hypernym) apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread
(derivation) daunt, dash, scare off, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare
2. burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
(synonym) shroud, cerement, winding-sheet, winding-clothes
(hypernym) burial garment
3. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
(synonym) curtain, drape, drapery, mantle
(hypernym) blind, screen
(hyponym) drop curtain, drop cloth, drop

Verb
1. become less interesting or attractive
(synonym) dull
(hypernym) change
2. cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
(synonym) daunt, dash, scare off, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare
(hypernym) intimidate, restrain
(derivation) chill
3. cover with a pall
(hypernym) cover
(derivation) curtain, drape, drapery, mantle
4. cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing; "Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite"
(synonym) cloy
(hypernym) satiate, sate, replete, fill
5. cause to become flat; "pall the beer"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(cause) die, become flat
6. lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"
(synonym) die, become flat
(hypernym) change
7. lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to); "the course palled on her"
(hypernym) weaken
8. get tired of something or somebody
(synonym) tire, weary, fatigue, jade
(hypernym) devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate
(hyponym) poop out, peter out, run down, run out, conk out


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pall
v. upadat

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pall
Czas. znudzić się; sprzykrzyć się