Dictionary

deaden en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɛdən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

deadeningly · undeadened · deadener

Translations (20)

es apagar (To render less lively) · ca insonoritzar (To make soundproof) · pl tłumić (To make soundproof) · es amortecer (To render less lively) · de abtöten (To render less lively) · mt mewwet (To render less lively) · gl esmorecer (To render less lively) · pl stłumić (To make soundproof) · it attenuare (To render less lively) · pl przytępiać (To render less lively) · fr endormir (To render less lively) · fr isoler (To make soundproof) · it sminuire (To render less lively) · gl amortuxar (To render less lively) · it smorzare (To render less lively) · es amortiguar (To render less lively) · pl przytępić (To render less lively) · it intontire (To render less lively) · fr assourdir (To make soundproof) · ga bodhraigh (To render less lively)