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To deaden yourself against any hurt is to deaden yourself also against the hurt of others.
Max Lerner

Meaning of "deaden" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEADEN

deaden  [ˈdɛdən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEADEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Deaden is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb deaden in English.

WHAT DOES DEADEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of deaden in the English dictionary

The definition of deaden in the dictionary is to make or become less sensitive, intense, lively, etc; damp or be damped down; dull. Other definition of deaden is to make acoustically less resonant.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DEADEN

PRESENT

Present
I deaden
you deaden
he/she/it deadens
we deaden
you deaden
they deaden
Present continuous
I am deadening
you are deadening
he/she/it is deadening
we are deadening
you are deadening
they are deadening
Present perfect
I have deadened
you have deadened
he/she/it has deadened
we have deadened
you have deadened
they have deadened
Present perfect continuous
I have been deadening
you have been deadening
he/she/it has been deadening
we have been deadening
you have been deadening
they have been deadening
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I deadened
you deadened
he/she/it deadened
we deadened
you deadened
they deadened
Past continuous
I was deadening
you were deadening
he/she/it was deadening
we were deadening
you were deadening
they were deadening
Past perfect
I had deadened
you had deadened
he/she/it had deadened
we had deadened
you had deadened
they had deadened
Past perfect continuous
I had been deadening
you had been deadening
he/she/it had been deadening
we had been deadening
you had been deadening
they had been deadening
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will deaden
you will deaden
he/she/it will deaden
we will deaden
you will deaden
they will deaden
Future continuous
I will be deadening
you will be deadening
he/she/it will be deadening
we will be deadening
you will be deadening
they will be deadening
Future perfect
I will have deadened
you will have deadened
he/she/it will have deadened
we will have deadened
you will have deadened
they will have deadened
Future perfect continuous
I will have been deadening
you will have been deadening
he/she/it will have been deadening
we will have been deadening
you will have been deadening
they will have been deadening
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would deaden
you would deaden
he/she/it would deaden
we would deaden
you would deaden
they would deaden
Conditional continuous
I would be deadening
you would be deadening
he/she/it would be deadening
we would be deadening
you would be deadening
they would be deadening
Conditional perfect
I would have deaden
you would have deaden
he/she/it would have deaden
we would have deaden
you would have deaden
they would have deaden
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been deadening
you would have been deadening
he/she/it would have been deadening
we would have been deadening
you would have been deadening
they would have been deadening
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you deaden
we let´s deaden
you deaden
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to deaden
Past participle
deadened
Present Participle
deadening
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEADEN


Armageddon
ˌɑːməˈɡɛdən
Baden
ˈbaːdən
Eden
ˈiːdən
forbidden
fəˈbɪdən
garden
ˈɡɑːdən
golden
ˈɡəʊldən
Gordon
ˈɡɔːdən
hidden
ˈhɪdən
holden
ˈhəʊldən
Jordan
ˈdʒɔːdən
laden
ˈleɪdən
leaden
ˈlɛdən
London
ˈlʌndən
maiden
ˈmeɪdən
modern
ˈmɒdən
redden
ˈrɛdən
Seddon
ˈsɛdən
Sweden
ˈswiːdən
Wimbledon
ˈwɪmbəldən
wooden
ˈwʊdən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEADEN

dead-end job
dead-end street
dead-letter office
dead-nettle
dead-smooth file
dead-stroke
dead-tree
deadbeat
deadbolt
deadboy
deadener
deadening
deadeningly
deader
deadeye
deadfall
deadhead
deadhouse
deadlier
deadliest

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEADEN

Baden-Baden
Berchtesgaden
bin Laden
broaden
debt-laden
doom-laden
Haden
heavy-laden
loaden
menhaden
Ogaden
overladen
the Ogaden
theory-laden
threaden
unladen
Wiesbaden

Synonyms and antonyms of deaden in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEADEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «deaden» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of deaden

Translation of «deaden» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEADEN

Find out the translation of deaden to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of deaden from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «deaden» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

deaden
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

amortiguar
570 millions of speakers

English

deaden
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दबाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أمات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заглушить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

amortecer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যর্থ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

amortir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

betäuben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

和らげる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

약하게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm bớt kêu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மழுங்கடித்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मृत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

duygusuzlaştırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

deaden
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zagłuszyć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заглушити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lipsi de viață
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απονεκρώνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afskryf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dämpa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

deaden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deaden

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEADEN»

The term «deaden» is normally little used and occupies the 117.737 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEADEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «deaden» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «deaden» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about deaden

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «DEADEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word deaden.
1
Terry Kath
About the only other thing I'd want would be a wider neck. My fingers are so fat that sometimes I deaden the string next to the one I'm fretting.
2
Max Lerner
To deaden yourself against any hurt is to deaden yourself also against the hurt of others.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEADEN»

Discover the use of deaden in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deaden and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Health in the New Millennium: The Smart Electronic Edition ...
Opiates are often given to postsurgical patients to deaden pain. They can have unpleasant side effects such as nausea and vomiting and cause people to drift between states of alertness and drowsiness. Because of their high potential for ...
Jeffrey Nevid, Spencer Rathus, Hannah Rubenstein, 1998
2
Americanisms--old & New
Deaden, To. — (1) A Western backwoods term. To deaden is to prepare the way for the actual clearing of land of trees by girdling (q.v.) them, i.e., by cutting off a ring of bark round the trunk. This wounds the tree to death ; and a claim (q.v.) or ...
John Stephen Farmer, 1889
3
Intrigued:A Collection of Poetic Thoughts from a Poetic Mind
Deaden. By: Robin Sims Alone I felt this feeling before It's a tough feeling to ignore An unwanted feeling An unneeded feeling Harbored anxieties and solace Condemned even out cast One could only wonder Perhaps even ponder Where the ...
Robin Sims, 2006
4
Coaching Youth Soccer: The Guide for Coaches and Parents
Deaden the surface or withdraw. Receiving a soccer ball is no different than a baseball or a basketball. In these sports, the player learns to keep the hands soft, otherwise the ball will bounce out. It's no different, and even more important, with  ...
John P Mccarthy Jr, 2007
5
Becoming Real: Christ's Call to Authenic Living
THE SHARPEST PAIN OF ALL Sometimes it's a gift to deaden the pain, and sometimes it's a curse. It all depends on what's causing the pain and what we use to deaden it. The pain that wells up in our souls is the sharpest pain of all.
Steven James, 2010
6
Complete Jazz Bass Book
Jazz-Rock Employing Deadened String Technique (muffled) r = Deaden string. Be sure to deaden note r is on. "-76 l“ | | Deaden D Deaden G Deaden C X l | Observe accents > and staccato - clots Practice study 1A slowly at first, carefully ...
Earl Gately, 2010
7
A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...
To deprive of a portion of vigor, force or sensation ; to abate vigor or action j as, to deaden the force of a ball ; to deaden the natural powers or feelings. 2. To blunt ; to render less susceptible or feeling ; as, to deaden the senses. 3. To retard; to ...
Noah Webster, 1832
8
Shattered Dreams: God's Unexpected Path to Joy
For Buddha, the answer to suffering is to deaden desire, to extinguish passion and to achieve the complete isolation of union with nothingrress. It's a heretical stretch to crll that peace. For Jesus, the answer to suffering is to stiffer intensely, ...
Larry Crabb, 2012
9
The Honor of the Ken
“You can deaden the feeling,” the searcher said, and Ginja looked up in contempt . “That's for good little slaves,” she said. “Deaden it,” he said, and Ginja found herself looking at his powergun pointed at her head. “Deaden it or you're dead.
Laura W. Haywood, 1999
10
Modern Philanthropy: A Study of Efficient Appealing and Giving
... right to deaden the incentive to grow than to deaden initiative ; no more right to deaden the incentive among private donors and taxpayers to give their share currently than to deaden an agency's power to adapt its work to changing needs.
William Harvey Allen, 1912

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEADEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term deaden is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Budget 2015: George Osborne's new 'living wage' hailed as 'a …
... hit in the pocket after the Chancellor announced that he is scrapping tax relief on private rented homes, in an attempt to deaden the economic ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Chuck Palahniuk Talks About 'Fight Club 2′ And Literally Inserting …
This is perhaps the most frightening time of life — being without a mate, a home, or a career — and people do lots of drugs to deaden that fear. «UPROXX, Jul 15»
3
Biogen Sees Promise in Gene Therapy
Even if none of Biogen's gene therapies make it to market, the company has plenty of other drugs on the market and in development to deaden ... «Motley Fool, Jul 15»
4
What Lies Beneath Is There For A Reason
... reduce the amount of road noise reaching the passenger compartment, as many of them have insulation on the back to deaden sound. «WOWT, Jul 15»
5
Scandal on the Tour de France
From the earliest days of the race, entrants drank to deaden the monotony, huffed ether to tamp down the pain, took amphetamines for stamina, ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
6
New book honors sportswriting legend WC Heinz
From the column: “They had sponged off the colt, after they had given him the shot to deaden the pain, and now he stood, feeding quietly from ... «Poynter.org, Jul 15»
7
Is it a counterfeit judgment?
Those who have no supportive community live their lives in quiet desperation and many times resort to “self-medication” to deaden the pain of ... «Daily Herald, Jul 15»
8
Maine fire marshal: Even timely help unlikely to have saved …
Getting burned is usually extremely painful, but sometimes third-degree burns can be so traumatic that they deaden the pain, Schulz said. «Press Herald, Jul 15»
9
Naenae heavy-hitter takes ITF world taekwondo title in Italy
He practises by hitting hard surfaces to deaden the nerves in his hands and build-up calcium. He started learning the Korean martial art about ... «The Dominion Post, Jul 15»
10
Skullgirls PS4 launches July 7
remember when Konami wanted to deaden this series too? Forty. Not in Europe for another two weeks after that… but I can wait! And the music ... «Gematsu, Jul 15»

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