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- Dictionarydeaden/ˈdɛdn/
verb
- 1. make (a noise or sensation) less strong or intense: "ether was used to deaden the pain" Similar Opposite
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to make something less painful or less strong: Morphine is often used to deaden the pain of serious injuries. Double glazing has helped to deaden the noise from the road. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making smaller or less. abridgment. attenuated. attenuating. attenuation. compress. contraction. dwindling.
The meaning of DEADEN is to impair in vigor or sensation : blunt. How to use deaden in a sentence.
Deaden definition: to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; weaken. See examples of DEADEN used in a sentence.
2 meanings: 1. to make or become less sensitive, intense, lively, etc; damp or be damped down; dull 2. to make acoustically.... Click for more definitions.
to make something less painful or less strong: Morphine is often used to deaden the pain of serious injuries. Double glazing has helped to deaden the noise from the road. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making smaller or less. abridgment. attenuated. attenuating. attenuation. compress. contraction. dwindling.
become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor. see more. verb. lessen the momentum or velocity of. “ deaden a ship's headway”. see more. verb. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible. synonyms: damp, dampen.
1. to make less sensitive, intense, or effective. 2. to make dull or lifeless; subdue. 3. to soundproof. v.i. 4. to become deadened.