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deadens

deadens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of deaden.

Meaning of deaden

Verb

deaden (third-person singular simple present deadens, present participle deadening, simple past and past participle deadened)

  1. (transitive) To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
    • deaden the pain
  2. (intransitive) To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
  3. (transitive) To make soundproof.
    • to deaden a wall or a floor

Questions about deadens

What is deadens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Deadens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of deaden.

Words near deadens in the dictionary

  1. deadenings
  2. deadenosylate
  3. deadenosylated
  4. deadenosylates
  5. deadenosylating
  6. deadens
  7. deadenylase
  8. deadenylases
  9. deadenylate
  10. deadenylated
  11. deadenylates

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