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deaden

1 of 1verb
/ˈdɛdən/
Forms:deadens,deadening,deadened,deadened
1

make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

Synonyms:
dampdampen
2

to make something less intense or to reduce its vitality

3

to make a voice quieter or less expressive

  • She tried to deaden her voice to mask her anxiety during the presentation.
  • The weight of the news seemed to deaden his voice, robbing it of its usual enthusiasm.
  • She aimed to deaden her voice during the meeting to maintain a professional demeanor.
  • The actor’s choice to deaden his voice added depth to the character's despair in the scene.
  • The thick curtains helped to deaden her voice, preventing it from carrying into the hallway.
Synonyms:
dulldampmuffletone downmutedampen
4

make vapid or deprive of spirit

5

convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil

6

cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients

Synonyms:
girdle