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   dead·en

   /ˈded(ə)n/

   verb

   • 1. make (a noise or sensation) less intense: "ether was used to deaden the pain" Similar numbstifledullbluntsuppressalleviatemitigatemoderateweakendiminishreducedecreaselessenpalliateabateeasesootherelieveassuagesubduetake the edge offget rid ofput an end tomufflemutesmotherstifledulldampdamp downtone downhushsilencequietensoftencushionblanketbufferabsorbquietenquietOpposite intensifyamplify
   • ▪ deprive of the power of sensation: "diabetes can deaden the nerve endings" Similar desensitizerender insensitivemake insensitivenumbbenumbanesthetizehardentoughenharden someone's heartOpposite sensitize
   • ▪ deprive of force or vitality; stultify: "the syllabus has deadened the teaching process"
   • ▪ make (someone) insensitive to something: "laughter might deaden us to the moral issue"

   Derivatives

   • 1. deadener noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › deadenDeaden Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DEADEN is to impair in vigor or sensation : blunt. How to use deaden in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEADEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to make something less painful or less strong: Morphine is often used to deaden the pain of serious injuries. Double glazing has helped to deaden the noise from the road. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making smaller or less. abridgment. attenuated. attenuating. attenuation. boil. damp. fall off a cliff idiom. falling-off

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   Deaden definition: to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; weaken. See examples of DEADEN used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEADEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   deaden the pain. 2 meanings: 1. to make or become less sensitive, intense, lively, etc; damp or be damped down; dull 2. to make acoustically.... Click for more definitions.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › deadenDeaden - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor. see more. verb. lessen the momentum or velocity of. “ deaden a ship's headway”. see more. verb. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible. synonyms: damp, dampen.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDEADEN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to make something less painful or less strong: Morphine is often used to deaden the pain of serious injuries. Double glazing has helped to deaden the noise from the road. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making smaller or less. abridgment. attenuated. attenuating. attenuation. compress. contraction. damp. fall away.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › deadenDeaden Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   To render less intense, sensitive, or vigorous. A medication to deaden the pain; wall tiles that deaden the sound from the rehearsal studio. To take away the sensitivity of; make numb. To treat (a wall, floor, or ceiling) so as to keep sounds from going through; make soundproof.