deaden

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈdɛdən/

Definition of deaden

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
    “deaden the pain”
    “deaden sound”
    “deaden the senses”
    “Painkillers helped to deaden the pain.”
    “Thick curtains deaden the sound of traffic.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
    “deaden the pain”
    “deaden sound”
    “deaden the senses”
    “Painkillers helped to deaden the pain.”
    “Thick curtains deaden the sound of traffic.”
  2. (intransitive)To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
  3. (transitive)To make soundproof.
    “to deaden a wall or a floor”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From dead + -en. Compare Dutch doden (“to kill”), West Frisian deadzje (“to kill”).

Anagrams of deaden

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