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Webster 1913 Edition
Deaden
Dead′en
(dĕd′’n)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Deadened
(dĕd′’nd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deadening
.] 1.
To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt;
as, to
deaden
the natural powers or feelings; to deaden
a sound.As harper lays his open palm
Upon his harp, to
Upon his harp, to
deaden
its vibrations. Longfellow.
2.
To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard;
as, to
. deaden
a ship’s headway3.
To make vapid or spiritless;
as, to
. deaden
wine4.
To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure;
as, to
. deaden
gilding by a coat of sizeWebster 1828 Edition
Deaden
DEAD'EN
,Verb.
T.