Definition of deaden

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  • deaden is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • deaden is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • deaden is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of deaden

  • make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation (verb)

    Examples

    1. deaden a sound

    Synonyms

    1. blunt
  • cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. girdle
  • make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. damp
    2. dampen
  • become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor (verb)
  • convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil (verb)
  • lessen the momentum or velocity of (verb)

    Examples

    1. deaden a ship's headway
  • make vapid or deprive of spirit (verb)

    Examples

    1. deadened wine

See definition of deaden in Merriam Webster