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1 deaden
verb (to lessen, weaken or make less sharp, strong etc: That will deaden the pain.) ublažiti* * *[dédn]1.transitive verbomrtvičiti, zadušiti, udušiti, ublažiti; (to za) otopiti;2.intransitive verb(to za) otopeti -
2 muffle
(to deaden the sound of: They used a gag to muffle his cries.) zadušiti- muffler* * *I [məfl]nounpridušitev (glasu), pridušen glas; smrček (glodalcev in prežvekovalcev); usnjena zaščitna rokavica (za umobolne); sušilna celica (v peči); chemistry talilni lonecII [məfl]transitive verbpridušiti (glas); (često up) zaviti, oviti (si); figuratively zavezati jezik; zamrmrati (kletev)to muffle o.s. — zaviti se
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deaden — ► VERB 1) reduce the strength or intensity of (a noise or sensation). 2) make insensitive. 3) deprive of force or vitality. DERIVATIVES deadener noun … English terms 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
deaden — verb Deaden is used with these nouns as the object: ↑pain … Collocations dictionary
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
deaden — verb (T) to make a feeling or sound less strong: medicine to deaden the pain … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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
deaden — verb a) To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle. b) To become less lively; to diminish (by itself) … Wiktionary
deaden — verb 1》 make (a noise or sensation) less intense. ↘make insensitive. 2》 deprive of force or vitality. Derivatives deadener noun deadening adjective … English new terms dictionary
deaden — /ˈdɛdn/ (say dedn) verb (t) 1. to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; dull; weaken: to deaden sound; to deaden the force of a ball; to deaden the senses. 2. to lessen the velocity of; retard. 3. to make impervious to sound, as a… …
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 — 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
