Definition of deaden Deaden
/dɛˈdʌn/ - [dedun] - dead•en
We found 16 definitions of deaden from 5 different sources.
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| deaden - make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound" | ||
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| liven, liven up, enliven, animate, invigorate make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| obtund reduce the edge or violence of; "obtunded reflexes" | ||
| petrify cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking" | ||
| damp, weaken, dampen, soften, break restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere" | ||
| deaden - convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil | ||
| convert change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid" | ||
| chemical science, chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | ||
| deaden - become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor | ||
| change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | ||
| deaden - lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway" | ||
| retard cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate" | ||
| deaden - make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| deaden - cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant" | ||
| girdle | ||
| incise make an incision into by carving or cutting | ||
| plant life, flora, plant (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion | ||
| deaden - make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message" | ||
| dampen, damp | ||
| damp, weaken, dampen, soften, break restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- deaden (Verb)
To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle. - deaden (Verb)
To become less lively; to diminish by itself. - deaden (Verb)
To make soundproof.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- deaden (a.)
To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the natural powers or feelings; to deaden a sound. - deaden (a.)
To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to deaden a ship's headway. - deaden (a.)
To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine. - deaden (a.)
To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to deaden gilding by a coat of size.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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deaden
To reduce the intensity of a sound.
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🔤- deaden, verb, present, 1st person singular of deaden (infinitive).
- deaden, verb (infinitive).
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