deaden
verb/ˈdɛdən/
Etymology From dead + -en. Compare Dutch doden (“to kill”), West Frisian deadzje (“to kill”).
1
To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
- deaden the pain
- deaden sound
4 more examples
- deaden the senses
- Painkillers helped to deaden the pain.
- Thick curtains deaden the sound of traffic.
- Routine can deaden one’s enthusiasm.
2
To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
3
To make soundproof.
- to deaden a wall or a floor
- Derived terms
- deadener, deadeningly, undeadened