deaden

Meanings

• Verb

  To make something less sensitive or responsive, especially to pain or noise.

  - "The noise-cancelling headphones deaden outside sounds."
  - "The anesthetic deadens the pain during surgery."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with deaden
den , ten , hen

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Variants

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deaden , deadened , deadener , deadeners , deadening , deadeningly , deadens

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Forms

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Deadened, Deadening

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to deprive of life' in Middle English.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'deaden' is related to the word 'dead'.

2. The opposite of 'deaden' is 'sensitize'.

3. The term 'deaden' is often used in music to describe the process of reducing the volume or intensity of a sound.

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Related Concepts

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1. Anesthesia: A medical treatment that deadens the sensation of pain during surgery or other medical procedures.

2. Soundproofing: The process of deadening a room or structure to reduce the amount of sound that enters or leaves.

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Culture

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In literature, 'deaden' is often used metaphorically to describe a character's emotional detachment or lack of feeling.

How to Memorize "deaden"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a pillow being pressed down on a noise-making object to deaden the sound.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'deaden' with the feeling of numbness or lack of sensation.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Dulling Down' to remember the meaning of 'deaden'.

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