deaden

English

Etymology

From dead +‎ -en. Compare Dutch doden (“to kill”), West Frisian deadzje (“to kill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛdən/

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• Rhymes: -ɛdən

Verb

deaden (third-person singular simple present deadens, present participle deadening, simple past and past participle deadened)

1. (transitive) To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
2. (intransitive) To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
3. (transitive) To make soundproof.

   to deaden a wall or a floor

Derived terms

• deadener
• deadeningly
• undeadened

 

Translations

To render less lively

• French: endormir (fr)
• Galician: amortuxar, esmorecer (gl)
• German: abtöten (de)
• Irish: bodhraigh
• Italian: intontire (it), smorzare (it), attenuare (it), sminuire (it)
• Maltese: mewwet
• Spanish: amortecer (es), amortiguar (es)

To make soundproof

• Catalan: insonoritzar (ca)
• French: assourdir (fr), isoler (fr)
• Spanish: insonorizar (es)

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