deaden

Betekenis

1. To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
2. To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
3. To make soundproof.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈdɛdən/

Etimologie

From dead + -en. Compare Dutch doden (“to kill”), West Frisian deadzje (“to kill”).