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to deaden
01
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
action verb
regular
present tense
deaden
3rd person singular
deadens
present participle
deadening
past simple
deadened
past participle
deadened
02
to make something less intense or to reduce its vitality
Examples
She tried to deaden her voice to mask her anxiety during the presentation.
04
make vapid or deprive of spirit
05
convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
06
cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
Lexical Tree
deadened
deadening
deadening
deaden
