verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1613 transitive verb to impair in vigor or sensation ; blunt , 2. to deprive of brilliance, to make vapid or spiritless , to make (as a wall) impervious to sound, to deprive of life ; kill , intransitive verb to become dead ; lose life or vigor, ~er noun ~ingly adverb
DEADEN
Meaning of DEADEN in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012