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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   deaden

   • IPA[ˈded(ə)n]

   美式

   • v.
     make (a noise or sensation) less intense；deprive of the power of sensation

   • verb: deaden, 3rd person present: deadens, gerund or present participle: deadening, past tense: deadened, past participle: deadened

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. make (a noise or sensation) less intense ether was used to deaden the pain 同義詞 numb, stifle, dull, blunt, suppress, ... 更多alleviate, mitigate, moderate, weaken, diminish, reduce, decrease, lessen, palliate, abate, ease, soothe, relieve, assuage, subdue, take the edge off, get rid of, put an end to, muffle, mute, smother, stifle, dull, damp, damp down, tone down, hush, silence, quieten, soften, cushion, blanket, buffer, absorb, quieten, quiet反義詞 intensify, amplify
   • ▪ deprive of the power of sensation diabetes can deaden the nerve endings 同義詞 desensitize, render insensitive, make insensitive, numb, benumb, ... 更多anesthetize, harden, toughen, harden someone's heart反義詞 sensitize
   • ▪ deprive of force or vitality; stultify the syllabus has deadened the teaching process
   • ▪ make (someone) insensitive to something laughter might deaden us to the moral issue