DEADEN
Scrabble letter values: D2E1A1D2E1N1 = 8
Definition
- verb make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible. — synonyms: dampen, damp
- verb cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients. — synonyms: girdle
- verb make vapid or deprive of spirit.
- verb lessen the momentum or velocity of.
- verb become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active.
- verb make less lively, intense, or vigorous. — synonyms: blunt
- verb convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil.
Examples
- “muffle the message”
- “girdle the plant”
- “deadened wine”