deaden
(Informal)
[verb]
Synonyms: reduce, alleviate, blunt, cushion, diminish, dull, lessen, muffle, smother, stifle, suppress, weaken

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Antonyms: enliven
Contrasted words: animate, vivify, energize, invigorate, activate, vitalize
Related Words: anesthetize, paralyze, unnerve, stun, stupefy

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dead‧en /ˈdedn/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: dead, death, deadliness; adjective: dead, deadly, deathly; adverb: deadly, deathly; verb: deaden]
to make a feeling or sound less strong:
medicine to deaden the pain

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