deaden deaden /ˈdɛdən/

verb

1. () Make vague, obscure or make (an image) less visible  ( damp , dampen , deaden )
   make vague, obscure or make (an image) less visible
    Muffle the message
   muffle the message
   
2. (chemistry) convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil  ( deaden )
   (chemistry) convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
   
3. Make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation  ( blunt , deaden )
   make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
    Terror blunted her feelings
   Terror blunted her feelings
    Deaden a sound
   deaden a sound
   
4. Become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor  ( deaden )
   become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
   
5. Lessen the momentum or velocity of  ( deaden )
   lessen the momentum or velocity of
    Deaden a ship's headway
   deaden a ship's headway
   
6. Make vapid or deprive of spirit  ( deaden )
   make vapid or deprive of spirit
    Deadened wine
   deadened wine
   
7. Cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients  ( deaden , girdle )
   cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
    Girdle the plant
   girdle the plant