pall

¹pall

verb \ˈpȯl\

Definition of PALL

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

Origin of PALL

Middle English, short for appallen to become pale — more at appall

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with PALL

all, awl, ball, bawl, brawl, call, caul, crawl, doll, drawl, fall, gall, hall, haul, kraal, mall, maul, moll, pawl, Saul, scall, scrawl, shawl, small, spall, sprawl, squall, stall, tall, thrall, trawl, wall, yawl