deadened (verb)

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• deaden — [[t]de̱d(ə)n[/t]] deadens, deadening, deadened VERB If something deadens a feeling or a sound, it makes it less strong or loud. [V n] He needs morphine to deaden the pain in his chest... [V n] They managed to deaden the sound on TV every time the …   English dictionary

• deaden — verb (deadened; deadening) Date: 1613 transitive verb 1. to impair in vigor or sensation ; blunt < deadened his enthusiasm > < deadened the pain > 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• dampen — verb (dampened; dampening) Date: 1547 transitive verb 1. to check or diminish the activity or vigor of ; deaden < the heat dampened our spirits > 2. to make damp < the shower barely dampen …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• deaden — verb 1) surgeons tried to deaden the pain Syn: numb, dull, blunt, suppress; alleviate, mitigate, diminish, reduce, lessen, ease, soothe, relieve, assuage, kill Ant: inte …   Thesaurus of popular words

• numb — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unfeeling, deadened, frozen, benumbed; dazed, shocked; anesthetized, narcotized, drugged, paralyzed; dull, torpid, insensitive; desensitized; lifeless. v. t. deaden, benumb, freeze; narcotize, drug …   English dictionary for students

• dull — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unsharp, blunt; deadened, numb; stupid; tedious, uninteresting, boring; spiritless, vapid, vacuous; dead, lifeless; sluggish, listless, lethargic; lackluster, dim, cloudy, obscure, stale, jaded. v.… …   English dictionary for students

• deaden — UK [ˈded(ə)n] / US verb [transitive] Word forms deaden : present tense I/you/we/they deaden he/she/it deadens present participle deadening past tense deadened past participle deadened 1) to make a feeling or a pain less strong 2) to make a sound… …   English dictionary

• dead´en|er — dead|en «DEHD uhn», transitive verb. 1. to make dull or weak; lessen the force of: »Some medicines are given to deaden pain. Thick walls deaden the noises from the street. The force of the blow was deadened by his heavy clothing. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• dead|en — «DEHD uhn», transitive verb. 1. to make dull or weak; lessen the force of: »Some medicines are given to deaden pain. Thick walls deaden the noises from the street. The force of the blow was deadened by his heavy clothing. SYNONYM(S): blunt,… …   Useful english dictionary

• faint — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. swoon; lose heart or courage; fail, fade, weaken, pass out (inf.). adj. pale, indistinct; feeble, weak. See weakness, colorlessness, impotence, silence, dimness, faintness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1 …   English dictionary for students

• deaden — 1660s deprive of or diminish (some quality), from DEAD (Cf. dead) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Earlier the verb was simply dead. Related: Deadened; deadening …   Etymology dictionary