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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dead•en /ˈdɛdən/USA pronunciation v. [ ~ + obj]- to make less sensitive, intense, strong, or effective:pills to deaden pain.
- to make dull or lifeless:The criticism deadened my enthusiasm.
dead•en•ing, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dead•en (ded′n),USA pronunciation v.t. - to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible;
weaken:to deaden sound;to deaden the senses;to deaden the force of a blow. - to lessen the velocity of;
retard:to deaden the headway of a ship. - to make impervious to sound, as a floor.
v.i. - to become dead.
dead′en•er, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . blunt, diminish, lessen, numb, dull.
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