deaden
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 6
/ˈdɛdən/
Definition of deaden
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
-
(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
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(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.”
- (intransitive)To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
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(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”).
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