Main Entry: dead·en

Pronunciation: \ˈde-d^ən\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): dead·ened; dead·en·ing \ˈded-niŋ, ˈde-d^ən-iŋ\

Date: 1613

transitive verb 1 : to impair in vigor or sensation : blunt <deadened his enthusiasm> <deadened the pain>
2 a : to deprive of brilliance b : to make vapid or spiritless <oxygen deadens wine> c : to make (as a wall) impervious to sound
3 : to deprive of life : killintransitive verb : to become dead : lose life or vigor

— dead·en·er \ˈded-nər, -d^ən-ər\ noun

— dead·en·ing·ly \-niŋ-lē, -d^ən-iŋ-\ adverb