deaden

🇬🇧 UK/'dedn/🇺🇸 US
GREA2

Definitions

v.

To reduce the intensity, force, or sensitivity of something; to muffle or dull.

使减弱;使麻木;使迟钝

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
deadenother
=deaden

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The thick carpet helped deaden the noise from footsteps.

  • 2.

    Time has deadened her pain from the loss.

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