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Deaden
ˈdɛdn
Deaden definitions
verb
deaden
deadened
deadening
deadens
- make (a noise or sensation) less strong or intense
"ether was used to deaden the pain"
numb stifle dull blunt suppress muffle mute smother stifle dull damp damp down tone down hush silence quieten soften cushion blanket buffer absorb- deprive of the power of sensation
"diabetes can deaden the nerve endings"
- deprive of force or vitality; stultify
"the syllabus has deadened the teaching process"
- make (someone) insensitive to something
"laughter might deaden us to the moral issue"