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What does deaden mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
  2. (intransitive) To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
  3. (transitive) To make soundproof.
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What is resisted now is not Neoclassical decorum but impersonal methodology, which is thought to deaden commitment.
He is certainly successful in this, creating a wonderfully intimate sound with no plush production to deaden the enjoyment.
Close all the curtains and turn on the radio or television to deaden the noise.
Yes, it did deaden pain, but it also reduced inhibitions and made a person react with their instincts.
After the drugs used to deaden the pain were leached from his system, Ian woke.
I stuffed tissues into my ears to deaden the sounds of conflict from the other rooms.

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