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deaden Definition
(v)
make
vague
or
obscure
or
make
(
an
image
)
less
visible
; "
muffle
the
message
"
(v)
cut
a
girdle
around
so
as
to
kill
by
interrupting
the
circulation
of
water
and
nutrients
; "
girdle
the
plant
"
(v)
make
vapid
or
deprive
of
spirit
; "
deadened
wine
"
(v)
lessen
the
momentum
or
velocity
of
; "
deaden
a
ship
''
s
headway
"
(v)
become
lifeless
,
less
lively
,
intense
,
or
active
;
lose
life
,
force
,
or
vigor
(v)
make
less
lively
,
intense
,
or
vigorous
;
impair
in
vigor
,
force
,
activity
,
or
sensation
; "
Terror
blunted
her
feelings
"; "
deaden
a
sound
"
(v)
convert
(
metallic
mercury
)
into
a
grey
powder
consisting
of
minute
globules
,
as
by
shaking
with
chalk
or
fatty
oil
deaden Synonyms
blunt
damp
dampen
deaden
girdle
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