deaden

deaden

English

Etymology

dead +‎ -en. Compare Dutch doden (“to kill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛdən/
• Rhymes: -ɛdən

Verb

deaden (third-person singular simple present deadens, present participle deadening, simple past and past participle deadened)

1. (transitive) To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
2. (intransitive) To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
3. (transitive) To make soundproof.

   to deaden a wall or a floor

Translations

To render less lively

French: endormir (fr) Italian: intontire, smorzare (it), attenuare (it), sminuire (it)

Maltese: mewwet Spanish: amortecer (es), amortiguar (es)

To make soundproof

Catalan: insonoritzar (ca) French: assourdir (fr), isoler (fr)

Spanish: insonorizar (es)

Anagrams

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