1. damp, dampen, deaden

make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

Example Sentences:
'muffle the message'

• damp
• dampen

2. deaden, girdle

cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients

Example Sentences:
'girdle the plant'

• girdle

3. deaden

make vapid or deprive of spirit

Example Sentences:
'deadened wine'

4. deaden

lessen the momentum or velocity of

Example Sentences:
'deaden a ship's headway'

5. deaden

become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor

6. blunt, deaden

make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation

Example Sentences:
'Terror blunted her feelings'
'deaden a sound'

• blunt

7. deaden

convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil