English dictionary
deaden
verbPronunciation
ˈdɛdən
Parts of speech
Definitions
verb
- convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
verb
- make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
verb
- become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
verb
- make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
verb
- lessen the momentum or velocity of
verb
- make vapid or deprive of spirit
verb
- cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
Example sentences
Terror blunted her feelings
deaden a sound
muffle the message
deaden a ship's headway
deadened wine
girdle the plant