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- Dictionarydeaden/ˈdɛdn/
verb
- 1. make (a noise or sensation) less strong or intense: "ether was used to deaden the pain" Similar Opposite
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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.
1. : to impair in vigor or sensation : blunt. deadened his enthusiasm. deadened the pain. 2. a. : to deprive of brilliance. b. : to make vapid or spiritless. oxygen deadens wine. c. : to make (something, such as a wall) impervious to sound. 3. : to deprive of life : kill. intransitive verb. : to become dead : lose life or vigor. deadener. ˈded-nər.
verb. If something deadens a feeling or a sound, it makes it less strong or loud. He needs morphine to deaden the pain in his chest. [VERB noun] He stuck cotton wool in his ears to deaden the sound of the engines. [VERB noun] Synonyms: reduce, dull, diminish, check More Synonyms of deaden. More Synonyms of deaden.
Nov 12, 2024 · 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. cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation. verb.
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.
deaden something to make something such as a sound, a feeling, etc. less strong synonym dull He was given drugs to deaden the pain. The wood panelling in the rooms deadened any noise from outside.
1. to make less sensitive, intense, or effective. 2. to make dull or lifeless; subdue. 3. to soundproof. v.i. 4. to become deadened.
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.
Definition of deaden verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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). ?1596. The Love of Christ being predominant in the Soul, deadens the Affections to any thing else. Judgment in A. P., translation of St. Vincent of Lérins, Golden Treat. (verso title page) a1690.
