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 Definition of 'deaden'

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Definitions of 'deaden'  

1. (verb) dampendeadendamp
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
"muffle the message"

2. (verb) girdledeaden
cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
"girdle the plant"

3. (verb) deaden
make vapid or deprive of spirit
"deadened wine"

4. (verb) deaden
lessen the momentum or velocity of
"deaden a ship's headway"

5. (verb) deaden
become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor

6. (verb) deadenblunt
make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
"Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"

7. (verb) deaden
convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil


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'deaden' - Nearby Entries  

dead-end  dead-end street  deadened  deaden  deadening  deadeye  dead hand  



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