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English verb: deaden | |||
| 1. | deaden (change) make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible | ||
| Samples | Muffle the message. | ||
| Synonyms | damp, dampen | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, damp, dampen, soften, weaken | ||
| 2. | deaden (contact) cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients | ||
| Samples | Girdle the plant. | ||
| Synonyms | girdle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | incise | ||
| Domain category | flora, plant, plant life | ||
| 3. | deaden (change) make vapid or deprive of spirit | ||
| Samples | Deadened wine. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| 4. | deaden (change) lessen the momentum or velocity of | ||
| Samples | Deaden a ship's headway. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | retard | ||
| 5. | deaden (change) become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| 6. | deaden (change) make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation | ||
| Samples | Terror blunted her feelings. Deaden a sound. | ||
| Synonyms | blunt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break, damp, dampen, obtund, petrify, soften, weaken | ||
| Antonyms | liven, liven up, enliven, animate, invigorate | ||
| 7. | deaden (change) convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | convert | ||
| Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
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