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Definition of deaden verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deaden

verb
 
/ˈdedn/
 
/ˈdedn/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they deaden
 
/ˈdedn/
 
/ˈdedn/
he / she / it deadens
 
/ˈdednz/
 
/ˈdednz/
past simple deadened
 
/ˈdednd/
 
/ˈdednd/
past participle deadened
 
/ˈdednd/
 
/ˈdednd/
-ing form deadening
 
/ˈdednɪŋ/
 
/ˈdednɪŋ/
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  1. deaden something to make something such as a sound, a feeling, etc. less strong synonym dull
    • He was given drugs to deaden the pain.
    • The wood panelling in the rooms deadened any noise from outside.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDeaden is used with these nouns as the object:
    • pain
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See deaden in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
genuinely
adverb
 
 
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