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   deaden

   /ˈdɛdn/

   verb

   • 1. make (a noise or sensation) less strong or 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 insensitivenumbbenumbanaesthetizehardentoughenharden 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"

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   • 1. deadener noun

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   What does deaden mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! DEADEN definition: 1. to make something less painful or less strong: 2. to make something less painful or less…. Learn more.

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   What does deadener mean?

   • 1. to make less sensitive, intense, or effective. 2. to make dull or lifeless; subdue. 3. to soundproof. 4. to become deadened. dead′en•er, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

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   What is the synonym of deaden?

   • Synonyms for deaden in English. Remove Ads. Summary. English Synonyms: more detail... deaden: desensitize; deaden; insensible to; desensitise; blunt; damp; dampen; girdle. take away; deaden. dead: dead; deceased; lifeless; passed away; spiritless; expired; late; no more; gone.

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   What does deadening mean?

   • To induce numbness, as with an anesthetic agent. They deadened my gums with some sort of gel before the procedure. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved. to dull or anesthetize pain with something. The doctor deadened the area with an injection before she began to stitch.

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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. dwindling.

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     to make something less painful or less strong: Morphine is...

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     DEADEN translate: aliviar, abafar, amainar. Learn more in...

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

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   to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; weaken: to deaden sound; to deaden the senses; to deaden the force of a blow. Synonyms: dull, numb, lessen, diminish, blunt. to lessen the velocity of; retard: to deaden the headway of a ship.

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   deaden. 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.

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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. dwindling.

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   1. to make less sensitive, intense, or effective. 2. to make dull or lifeless; subdue. 3. to soundproof. v.i. 4. to become deadened.

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   Definitions of deaden. verb. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation. “ deaden a sound”. synonyms: blunt, zombify. see more. verb. make vapid or deprive of spirit. see more.