deaden
21deaden — dead|en [ dedn ] verb transitive 1. ) to make a feeling or a pain less strong 2. ) to make a sound less loud …
22deaden — dead·en || dedn v. diminish, alleviate; anesthetize, numb; make less lively; become dead; kill; make soundproof; make vapid, deprive of alcohol (such as wine) …
23deaden — verb 1》 make (a noise or sensation) less intense. ↘make insensitive. 2》 deprive of force or vitality. Derivatives deadener noun deadening adjective …
24deaden — v. a. 1. Weaken, impair, abate, restrain, retard, dull, damp, dampen. 2. Blunt, benumb, paralyze, obtund, hebetate, make insensible …
25deaden — v 1. press, dampen, blunt, obtund, hebetate; weaken, subdue, moderate; soothe, assuage, mitigate, abate, lessen, diminish, reduce, buff; repress, suppress, restrain, retard; choke, stifle, check, damp; muffle, mute, quiet, smother. 2. devitalize …
26deaden — dead·en …
27deaden — [ˈded(ə)n] verb [T] 1) to make a feeling less strong 2) to make a sound less loud …
28deaden — dead•en [[t]ˈdɛd n[/t]] v. t. 1) to make less sensitive, intense, or effective 2) to make dull or lifeless; subdue 3) to soundproof 4) to become deadened • Etymology: 1655–65 dead′en•er, n …
29deaden — v. 1 tr. & intr. deprive of or lose vitality, force, brightness, sound, feeling, etc. 2 tr. (foll. by to) make insensitive. Derivatives: deadener n …
30deaden the senses — numb the senses, dull the faculties …