deadened; deadening
ˈded-niŋ 
ˈde-dᵊn-iŋ
1
: to impair in vigor or sensation : blunt
deadened his enthusiasm
deadened the pain
2
a
: to deprive of brilliance
b
: to make vapid or spiritless
oxygen deadens wine
c
: to make (something, such as a wall) impervious to sound
3
: to deprive of life : kill
: to become dead : lose life or vigor
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Examples of deaden in a Sentence
He took aspirin to deaden the pain.
The new insulation will help to deaden the noise from the street outside.
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One way of deadening the mind to distractions is by blowing opponents off the court.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Simplicity, understood like this, is complexity well tended, just as a long, graceful line is a collection of stubby ones, tamed but not deadened.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
And the shine from his latest gold medal hasn’t come close to deadening.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Things like that might deaden your palate before your tasting.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 24 Sep. 2024
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Tim Ellis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Simplicity, understood like this, is complexity well tended, just as a long, graceful line is a collection of stubby ones, tamed but not deadened.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
And the shine from his latest gold medal hasn’t come close to deadening.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Things like that might deaden your palate before your tasting.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Deaden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deaden. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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