Type and usage of deaden from BoostVocab

deaden

/'dɛdən/

verb
make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
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"deaden a sound"

Similar:

blunt

Opposite:

enliven

type of:
modify change alter
verb
cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
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Similar:

girdle

type of:
incise
verb
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
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damp dampen

type of:
soften damp weaken break dampen
verb
become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
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type of:
change
verb
convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
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type of:
convert
verb
lessen the momentum or velocity of
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"deaden a ship's headway"

type of:
retard
verb
make vapid or deprive of spirit
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"deadened wine"

type of:
modify alter change

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