1. deaden - verb
· make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
Hypernym(s): dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break
2. deaden - verb
· cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant"
Synonym(s): girdle
Hypernym(s): incise
3. deaden - verb
· make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine"
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
4. deaden - verb
· lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway"
Hypernym(s): retard
5. deaden - verb
· become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
Hypernym(s): change
6. deaden - verb
· make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
Synonym(s): blunt
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
Antonym(s): enliven
7. deaden - verb
· convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
Hypernym(s): convert
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