deaden

/ˈdɛdn/

Other forms: deadened; deadening; deadens

Definitions of deaden

1. verb

   make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
   “deaden a sound”

   synonyms: blunt, zombify

   antonyms:

   enliven

   make lively

   types:

   obtund

   reduce the edge or violence of

   petrify

   cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned

   break, damp, dampen, dilute, soften, weaken

   lessen in force or effect

   deafen

   make soundproof

   damp, dampen

   make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

   type of:

   alter, change, modify

   cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
2. verb

   make vapid or deprive of spirit
   type of:

   alter, change, modify

   cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
3. verb

   become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
   type of:

   change

   undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
4. verb

   lessen the momentum or velocity of
   “deaden a ship's headway”

   type of:

   retard

   cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
5. verb

   make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
   synonyms: damp, dampen

   type of:

   break, damp, dampen, dilute, soften, weaken

   lessen in force or effect
6. verb

   convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
   type of:

   convert

   change the nature, purpose, or function of something
7. verb

   cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
   synonyms: girdle

   type of:

   incise

   make an incision into by carving or cutting