DEADEN

Definition

1. verb make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible. — synonyms: dampen, damp
2. verb cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients. — synonyms: girdle
3. verb make vapid or deprive of spirit.
4. verb lessen the momentum or velocity of.
5. verb become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active.
6. verb make less lively, intense, or vigorous. — synonyms: blunt
7. verb convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil.