Word Meaning

Meaning of deaden

- To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the natural powers or feelings; to deaden a sound.
- To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to deaden a ship's headway.
- To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine.
- To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to deaden gilding by a coat of size.

Crossword clue for deaden

- Anaesthetise
- Benumb
- Desensitise
- Make numb
- Make weaker
- Muffle
- Numb