deaden Meaning and Definition
1. v. convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
2. v. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
3. v. become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
4. v. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
5. v. lessen the momentum or velocity of
6. v. make vapid or deprive of spirit
7. v. cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
Synonyms KO abate alleviate anesthetize benumb blunt check chloroform consume cushion damp dampen depress deprive desensitize destroy devitalize dim dope drown dull etherize exhaust freeze frustrate gas hush impair incapacitate injure knock out lay out lessen muffle mute numb paralyze quiet quieten reduce repress retard slow smother soften stifle stun stupefy suppress tire tone down unnerve weaken
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