deaden
- (transitive) To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
- (intransitive) To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
- (transitive) To make soundproof.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɛdən/
Etymology
In summary
From dead + -en. Compare Dutch doden (“to kill”), West Frisian deadzje (“to kill”).
be paralyzed
deprive of
obnubilate
turn numb
make blunt
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