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Dead·en
/ˈded(ə)n/
verb
1.
make (a noise or sensation) less intense:
"ether was used to deaden the pain"
Similar
numb
stifle
dull
blunt
suppress
alleviate
mitigate
moderate
weaken
diminish
reduce
decrease
lessen
palliate
abate
ease
soothe
relieve
assuage
subdue
take the edge off
get rid of
put an end to
muffle
mute
smother
stifle
dull
damp
damp down
tone down
hush
silence
quieten
soften
cushion
blanket
buffer
absorb
quieten
quiet
Opposite
intensify
amplify
▪
deprive of the power of sensation:
"diabetes can deaden the nerve endings"
Similar
desensitize
render insensitive
make insensitive
numb
benumb
anesthetize
harden
toughen
harden someone's heart
Opposite
sensitize
▪
deprive of force or vitality; stultify:
"the syllabus has deadened the teaching process"
▪
make (someone) insensitive to something:
"laughter might deaden us to the moral issue"
Derivatives
1.
deadener
noun
Scrabble Points: 8
D
2
E
1
A
1
D
2
E
1
N
1
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