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deaden > 7 senses
VERB	1	deaden, dampen, damp	Make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
	2	deaden, girdle	Cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
	3	deaden	Make vapid or deprive of spirit
	4	deaden	Lessen the momentum or velocity of
	5	deaden	Become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active
	6	deaden, blunt	Make less lively, intense, or vigorous
	7	deaden	Convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil

deaden > pronunciation
Sounds	deh'dahn
Rhymes	Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2521 more rhymes in ahn...

deaden > verb 1, change
Meaning	Make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	dampen, damp
Broader	dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break

deaden > verb 2, contact
Meaning	Cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	girdle
Category	plant, flora, plant life
Broader	incise

deaden > verb 3, change
Meaning	Make vapid or deprive of spirit.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Examples	"deadened wine"
Broader	change, alter, modify

deaden > verb 4, change
Meaning	Lessen the momentum or velocity of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"deaden a ship's headway"
Broader	retard

deaden > verb 5, change
Meaning	Become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active. Lose life, force, or vigor.
Pattern	Something ----s
Broader	change
Nouns	deadening

deaden > verb 6, change
Meaning	Make less lively, intense, or vigorous. Impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"deaden a sound"
Synonyms	blunt
Contrary	enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate, animate
Broader	change, alter, modify
Narrower	obtund; petrify; dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break
Nouns	deadening

deaden > verb 7, change
Meaning	Convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Category	chemistry, chemical science
Broader	convert

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