deaden

deaden
Synonyms and related words:
KO, abate, absorb the shock, allay, alleviate, anesthetize, appease, assuage, attemper, attenuate, baffle, bank the fire, bedaze, benumb, besot, blunt, break the fall, chasten, chloroform, coldcock, constrain, control, cramp, cripple, cushion, damp, dampen, de-emphasize, deaden the pain, deafen, debilitate, desensitize, devitalize, diminish, dope, downplay, drug, dull, ease, ease matters, enervate, enfeeble, etherize, eviscerate, exhaust, extenuate, foment, freeze, give relief, gruel, kayo, keep within bounds, knock out, knock senseless, knock stiff, knock unconscious, lay, lay low, lay out, lenify, lessen, lighten, lull, mat, mitigate, moderate, modulate, mollify, muffle, mull, mute, narcotize, neutralize, numb, obtund, offset, pad, palliate, palsy, paralyze, play down, poultice, pour balm into, pour oil on, put to sleep, rattle, reduce, reduce the temperature, relieve, restrain, salve, sap, shake, shake up, show consideration, show mercy, show pity, slacken, slake, slow down, smother, sober, sober down, soft-pedal, soften, soften the blow, soften up, soothe, stifle, stop, stun, stupe, stupefy, subdue, suppress, tame, temper, tone down, tune down, unbrace, undermine, underplay, unman, unnerve, unstrengthen, unstring, weaken

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  • Deaden — is a metal band name used by two different groups in North America. Below are the both bands. Deaden of Texas, Arkansas is a death metal band from U.S. founded in 1991 by the guitarist John Vickery and the lead guitarist Rodney Bailey. In 1992… …   Wikipedia

  • Deaden — Dead en (d[e^]d n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deadened} (d[e^]d nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Deadening}.] [From {Dead}; cf. AS. d?dan to kill, put to death. See {Dead}, a.] 1. To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Deaden — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Death Metal Gründung 1990 Website http://www.deaden.net/ …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • deaden — index allay, drug, extinguish, mollify, neutralize, obtund, repress, soothe, stifle …   Law dictionary

  • deaden — 1660s deprive of or diminish (some quality), from DEAD (Cf. dead) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Earlier the verb was simply dead. Related: Deadened; deadening …   Etymology dictionary

  • deaden — [v] diminish, muffle, quiet abate, alleviate, anesthetize, benumb, blunt, check, chloroform, consume, cushion, damp, dampen, depress, deprive, desensitize, destroy, devitalize, dim, dope, drown, dull, etherize, exhaust, freeze, frustrate, gas,… …   New thesaurus

  • deaden — ► VERB 1) reduce the strength or intensity of (a noise or sensation). 2) make insensitive. 3) deprive of force or vitality. DERIVATIVES deadener noun …   English terms dictionary

  • deaden — [ded′ n] vt. [ DEAD + EN, replacing ME deden] 1. to lessen the vigor, intensity, or liveliness of; dull 2. to take away the sensitivity of; make numb 3. to treat (a wall, floor, or ceiling) so as to keep sounds from going through; make soundproof …   English World dictionary

  • deaden — deadener, n. /ded n/, v.t. 1. to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; weaken: to deaden sound; to deaden the senses; to deaden the force of a blow. 2. to lessen the velocity of; retard: to deaden the headway of a ship. 3. to make… …   Universalium

  • deaden — /ˈdɛdn/ (say dedn) verb (t) 1. to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; dull; weaken: to deaden sound; to deaden the force of a ball; to deaden the senses. 2. to lessen the velocity of; retard. 3. to make impervious to sound, as a… …  

  • deaden — [[t]de̱d(ə)n[/t]] deadens, deadening, deadened VERB If something deadens a feeling or a sound, it makes it less strong or loud. [V n] He needs morphine to deaden the pain in his chest... [V n] They managed to deaden the sound on TV every time the …   English dictionary

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