deaden (v.)make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible;
deaden (v.)cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients;
deaden (v.)make vapid or deprive of spirit;
deaden (v.)lessen the momentum or velocity of;
deaden (v.)become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor;
deaden (v.)make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation;
deaden (v.)convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil;
