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1. deaden
verb. ['ˈdɛdən'] make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible.
Synonyms
- weaken
- damp
- dampen
- break
Antonyms
- dissimilate
- increase
- demilitarize
- dehydrogenate
Etymology
- -en (English)
- -en (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dead (English)
- ded (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Rhymes with Deaden
- armageddon
- whedon
- sneddon
- snedden
- yeadon
- shedden
- seddon
- redden
- peden
- peaden
- ledonne
- ledden
- leaden
- hedden
- headen
Sentences with deaden
1. Verb, base form
Undercoating is designed to deaden road noise and to make the interior quieter, not to protect from rust.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
There are higher-end pellet stove models that specialize in quiet furnaces that deaden the noise.
2. deaden
verb. ['ˈdɛdən'] become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor.
Antonyms
- enable
Etymology
- -en (English)
- -en (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dead (English)
- ded (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. deaden
verb. ['ˈdɛdən'] lessen the momentum or velocity of.
Antonyms
- destabilise
Etymology
- -en (English)
- -en (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dead (English)
- ded (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. deaden
verb. ['ˈdɛdən'] make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation.
Synonyms
- soften
- alter
- dampen
- modify
- change
- weaken
- damp
- blunt
- break
- obtund
Antonyms
- harden
- stand
- deconcentrate
- destabilize
Etymology
- -en (English)
- -en (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dead (English)
- ded (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. deaden
verb. ['ˈdɛdən'] make vapid or deprive of spirit.
Synonyms
- change
- alter
Antonyms
- demilitarise
- transitivize
- decontaminate
Etymology
- -en (English)
- -en (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dead (English)
- ded (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. deaden
verb. ['ˈdɛdən'] convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil.
Antonyms
- sharpen
Etymology
- -en (English)
- -en (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dead (English)
- ded (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. deaden
verb. ['ˈdɛdən'] cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients.
Synonyms
- girdle
Antonyms
- unstring
- stabilize
Etymology
- -en (English)
- -en (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dead (English)
- ded (Middle English (1100-1500))