Definition of deaden

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Deaden (a.) To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine..

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Damp :: Damp (n.) To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make dull; to weaken; to discourage..
Deadening :: Deadening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deade.
Mute :: Mute (n.) A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone..
Dampen :: Dampen (v. i.) To become damp; to deaden.
Buffet :: Buffet (v. t.) To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.
Deadener :: Deadener (n.) One who, or that which, deadens or checks..
Muffle :: Muffle (v. t.) To wrap with something that dulls or deadens the sound of; as, to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock..
Stifle :: Stifle (v. t.) To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench; as, to stifle the breath; to stifle a fire or flame..
Bumper :: Bumper (n.) Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock; a buffer.
Obtund :: Obtund (v. t.) To reduce the edge, pungency, or violent action of; to dull; to blunt; to deaden; to quell; as, to obtund the acrimony of the gall..
Deaden :: Deaden (a.) To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine..
Pug :: Pug (v. t.) To fill or stop with clay by tamping; to fill in or spread with mortar, as a floor or partition, for the purpose of deadening sound. See Pugging, 2..
Damper :: Damper (n.) That which damps or checks; as: (a) A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draught of air. (b) A contrivance, as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at a particular time..
Mortify :: Mortify (v. t.) To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble..
Deaf :: Deaf (a.) Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.
Deadened :: Deadened (imp. & p. p.) of Deade.
Obtuse :: Obtuse (superl.) Dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound..
Pugging :: Pugging (v. t.) Mortar or the like, laid between the joists under the boards of a floor, or within a partition, to deaden sound; -- in the United States usually called deafening..
Buffer :: Buffer (n.) An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car..
Mull :: Mull (v. t.) To dispirit or deaden; to dull or blunt.
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