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deaden

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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.

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