deaden
English edit
Etymology edit
dead + -en. Compare Dutch doden (“to kill”), West Frisian deadzje (“to kill”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
deaden (third-person singular simple present deadens, present participle deadening, simple past and past participle deadened)
- (transitive) To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
- (intransitive) To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
- (transitive) To make soundproof.
- to deaden a wall or a floor
Translations edit
To render less lively
To make soundproof
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