| Main Entry: |
deaden |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
diminish, muffle, quiet |
Synonyms: |
KO,
abate,
alleviate, anesthetize, benumb,
blunt,
check, chloroform,
consume, cushion,
damp, dampen,
depress,
deprive, desensitize,
destroy, devitalize,
dim,
dope,
drown,
dull, etherize,
exhaust,
freeze,
frustrate,
gas, hush,
impair, incapacitate, injure, knock out, lay out,
lessen,
mute,
numb,
paralyze, put out of order, put to sleep, quieten,
reduce,
repress,
retard,
slow,
smother,
soften,
stifle,
stun,
stupefy,
suppress, tire, tone down, unnerve,
weaken
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Antonyms: |
animate, build, enliven, increase, strengthen
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