01 v. t. To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the natura…
imp. & p. p.
Deadened; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deadening
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1.
To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the natural powers or feelings; to deaden a sound.“As harper lays his open palm Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations.” — Longfellow.
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2.
To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to deaden a ship's headway.
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3.
To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine.
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4.
To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to deaden gilding by a coat of size.
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5.
To render impervious to sound, as a wall or floor; to deafen.