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Meaning & use. 1.a. transitive. To make (a person, or a person's emotions, senses, etc.) resistant or less sensitive to something; to reduce the effect of something on (a person). The Love of Christ being predominant in the Soul, deadens the Affections to any thing else.
Jun 2, 2024 · deaden (third-person singular simple present deadens, present participle deadening, simple past and past participle deadened) ( transitive) To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle. ( intransitive) To become less lively; to diminish (by itself). ( transitive) To make soundproof . to deaden a wall or a floor.
having or showing low standards, especially moral ones, and an interest only in pleasure and fun rather than serious things. the decadent rich; a decadent lifestyle/society ...
having or showing low standards, especially moral ones, and an interest only in pleasure and fun rather than serious things. the decadent rich; a decadent lifestyle/society ...
deaden in American English. (ˈdɛdən ) verb transitive. 1. to lessen the vigor, intensity, or liveliness of; dull. 2. to take away the sensitivity of; make numb. 3. to treat (a wall, floor, or ceiling) so as to keep sounds from going through; make soundproof.
having or showing low standards, especially moral ones, and an interest only in pleasure and enjoyment rather than serious things the decadent rich a decadent lifestyle/society There was something very decadent about filling ourselves with so much rich food.
