to deaden

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To make soundproof
{v} to weaken, to make tasteless
To become less lively; to diminish (by itself)
become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway"
To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to deaden a ship's headway
become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
If something deadens a feeling or a sound, it makes it less strong or loud. He needs morphine to deaden the pain in his chest. to make a feeling or sound less strong
make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine"
To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle
make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
{f} diminish, alleviate; anesthetize, numb; make less lively; become dead; kill; make soundproof; make vapid, deprive of alcohol (such as wine)
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
To render impervious to sound, as a wall or floor; to deafen
To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine
cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant"
convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway"
To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to deaden gilding by a coat of size
make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine
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