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 verb1: 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 sound3: 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