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deaden

/ deaden /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
Type of:
convert
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
chemistry chemical science
verb Sense 2
make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
"Terror blunted her feelings"
"deaden a sound"
Opposites:
enliven liven liven up invigorate animate
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
obtund petrify dampen damp soften
Derived:
stultification constipation impairment deadening
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
Type of:
change
Derived:
stultification constipation impairment deadening
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
lessen the momentum or velocity of
"deaden a ship''s headway"
Type of:
retard
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
make vapid or deprive of spirit
"deadened wine"
Type of:
change alter modify
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
"muffle the message"
Type of:
dampen damp soften
Derived:
damper muffler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 7
cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
"girdle the plant"
Type of:
incise
Derived:
girdle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
plant flora plant life
Semantic Complexity
92%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
34
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

convert change alter modify obtund petrify dampen damp soften enliven liven liven up