v.
Pronunciation: ' de-d ə n
Function: verb
Inflected Form: dead · ened ; dead · en · ing \ ' ded-ni ŋ , ' de-d ə n-i ŋ \
Date: 1613
transitive verb
1 : to impair in vigor or sensation : BLUNT < deaden ed his enthusiasm> < deaden ed the pain>
2 a : to deprive of brilliance b : to make vapid or spiritless <oxygen deaden s wine> c : to make (as a wall) impervious to sound
3 : to deprive of life : KILL
intransitive verb : to become dead : lose life or vigor
– dead · en · er \ ' ded-n ə r, -d ə n- ə r \ noun
– dead · en · ing · ly \ -ni ŋ -l ē , -d ə n-i ŋ - \ adverb