Deaden

·adj To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine.

II. Deaden ·adj To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to Retard; as, to deaden a ship's headway.

III. Deaden ·add. ·vt To render impervious to sound, as a wall or floor; to Deafen.

IV. Deaden ·adj To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to Obscure; as, to deaden gilding by a coat of size.

V. Deaden ·adj 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.