Deaden Definition & Meaning
deaden
- verb
- make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
- cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant"
- make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine"
- lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway"
- become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
- make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
- convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
"Deaden" in song lyrics
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"Rap till the ends I'm deaden'."
Bush Babees f/ De La Soul, Mos Def — The Love Song Remix
Words that rhyme with deaden
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- What does deaden mean?
- make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message" cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant" make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine" lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway" become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings
- What part of speech is deaden?
- Deaden is a verb.
- How many definitions does deaden have?
- Deaden has 7 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).