transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈde-d ə n ]
verb
( dead·ened ; dead·en·ing ˈded-niŋ, ˈde-d ə n-iŋ)
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 ˈded-nər, -d ə n-ər noun
• dead·en·ing·ly -niŋ-lē, -d ə n-iŋ- adverb