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Deaden — is a metal band name used by two different groups in North America. Below are the both bands. Deaden of Texas, Arkansas is a death metal band from U.S. founded in 1991 by the guitarist John Vickery and the lead guitarist Rodney Bailey. In 1992… … Wikipedia
Deaden — Dead en (d[e^]d n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deadened} (d[e^]d 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deaden — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Death Metal Gründung 1990 Website http://www.deaden.net/ … Deutsch Wikipedia
deaden — 1660s deprive of or diminish (some quality), from DEAD (Cf. dead) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Earlier the verb was simply dead. Related: Deadened; deadening … Etymology dictionary
deaden — [v] diminish, muffle, quiet abate, alleviate, anesthetize, benumb, blunt, check, chloroform, consume, cushion, damp, dampen, depress, deprive, desensitize, destroy, devitalize, dim, dope, drown, dull, etherize, exhaust, freeze, frustrate, gas,… … New thesaurus
deaden — ► VERB 1) reduce the strength or intensity of (a noise or sensation). 2) make insensitive. 3) deprive of force or vitality. DERIVATIVES deadener noun … English terms dictionary
deaden — [ded′ n] vt. [ DEAD + EN, replacing ME deden] 1. to lessen the vigor, intensity, or liveliness of; dull 2. to take away the sensitivity of; make numb 3. to treat (a wall, floor, or ceiling) so as to keep sounds from going through; make soundproof … English World dictionary
deaden — deadener, n. /ded n/, v.t. 1. to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; weaken: to deaden sound; to deaden the senses; to deaden the force of a blow. 2. to lessen the velocity of; retard: to deaden the headway of a ship. 3. to make… … Universalium
deaden — /ˈdɛdn/ (say dedn) verb (t) 1. to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; dull; weaken: to deaden sound; to deaden the force of a ball; to deaden the senses. 2. to lessen the velocity of; retard. 3. to make impervious to sound, as a… …
deaden — [[t]de̱d(ə)n[/t]] deadens, deadening, deadened VERB If something deadens a feeling or a sound, it makes it less strong or loud. [V n] He needs morphine to deaden the pain in his chest... [V n] They managed to deaden the sound on TV every time the … English dictionary
