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deadens definition

deadens


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  deaden 
 
  1  of  7  senses  of  deaden 
 
  Sense  6 
  deaden,  blunt 
  =>  obtund 
  =>  petrify 
  =>  dampen,  damp,  soften,  weaken,  break 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  deaden 
 
  1  of  7  senses  of  deaden 
 
  Sense  6 
  deaden,  blunt 
  =>  obtund 
  =>  petrify 
  =>  dampen,  damp,  soften,  weaken,  break 
  =>  deafen 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  deaden 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  deaden 
 
  7  senses  of  deaden 
 
  Sense  1 
  dampen,  muffle,  mute,  deaden,  damp,  tone  down 
  =>  hush,  quieten,  silence,  still  shut  up  hush  up 
 
  Sense  2 
  girdle,  deaden 
  =>  incise 
 
  Sense  3 
  deaden 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  4 
  deaden 
  =>  retard 
 
  Sense  5 
  deaden 
  =>  change 
 
  Sense  6 
  deaden,  blunt 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  7 
  deaden 
  =>  convert 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  deaden 
 
  deaden  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  7) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  deaden 
 
  Sense  1 
  dampen,  muffle,  mute,  deaden,  damp,  tone  down 
  =>  hush,  quieten,  silence,  still  shut  up  hush  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  girdle,  deaden 
  =>  incise 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  deaden 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  deaden 
  =>  retard 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  deaden 
  =>  change 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  deaden,  blunt 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  deaden 
  =>  convert 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  deaden 
 
  The  verb  deaden  has  7  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  dampen,  muffle,  mute,  deaden,  damp,  tone  down  --  (quieten  or  silence  (a  sound)  or  make  (an  image)  less  visible) 
  2.  girdle,  deaden  --  (cut  a  girdle  around  (a  plant)  so  as  to  kill  by  interrupting  the  circulation  of  water  and  nutrients) 
  3.  deaden  --  (make  vapid  or  deprive  of  spirit:  "deadened  wine") 
  4.  deaden  --  (lessen  the  momentum  or  velocity  of  "deaden  a  ship's  headway") 
  5.  deaden  --  (become  lifeless,  less  lively,  intense,  or  active;  lose  life,  force,  or  vigor) 
  6.  deaden,  blunt  --  (make  less  lively,  intense,  or  vigorous;  impair  in  vigor,  force,  activity,  or  sensation;  "Terror  blunted  her  feelings";  "deaden  a  sound") 
  7.  deaden  --  (convert  (metallic  mercury)  into  a  grey  powder  consisting  of  minute  globules,  as  by  shaking  with  chalk  or  fatty  oil) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  deaden 
 
  The  verb  deaden  has  7  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  dampen,  muffle,  mute,  deaden,  damp,  tone  down  --  (quieten  or  silence  (a  sound)  or  make  (an  image)  less  visible) 
  2.  girdle,  deaden  --  (cut  a  girdle  around  (a  plant)  so  as  to  kill  by  interrupting  the  circulation  of  water  and  nutrients) 
  3.  deaden  --  (make  vapid  or  deprive  of  spirit:  "deadened  wine") 
  4.  deaden  --  (lessen  the  momentum  or  velocity  of  "deaden  a  ship's  headway") 
  5.  deaden  --  (become  lifeless,  less  lively,  intense,  or  active;  lose  life,  force,  or  vigor) 
  6.  deaden,  blunt  --  (make  less  lively,  intense,  or  vigorous;  impair  in  vigor,  force,  activity,  or  sensation;  "Terror  blunted  her  feelings";  "deaden  a  sound") 
  7.  deaden  --  (convert  (metallic  mercury)  into  a  grey  powder  consisting  of  minute  globules,  as  by  shaking  with  chalk  or  fatty  oil) 



deadens definition