deaden
Definitions
To make something less intense, sensitive, or responsive.
To cause a sound to become muffled or less resonant.
To deprive of vitality, force, or feeling.
Examples
The heavy curtains helped to deaden the noise from the busy street outside.
The dentist applied a gel to deaden the area before giving the injection.
Time and distance eventually began to deaden the sharp pain of her grief.
Synonyms
Antonyms
intensify sharpen sensitize amplify enliven stimulate heighten