Dead"en, v. t. To render impervious
to sound, as a wall or floor; to deafen.
Dead"en (d&ebreve;d"'n), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Deadened (-'nd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Deadening.] [From Dead; cf. AS.
d&?;dan to kill, put to death. See Dead,
a.] 1. To make as dead; to
impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force
or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the natural powers or
feelings; to deaden a sound.
As harper lays his open palm
Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations.
Longfellow.
2. To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to
retard; as, to deaden a ship's headway.
3. To make vapid or spiritless; as, to
deaden wine.
4. To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to
obscure; as, to deaden gilding by a coat of size.
Dead"en, v. t. To render impervious
to sound, as a wall or floor; to deafen.
