deaden

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

verb

1. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible (Freq. 1)
- muffle the message
• Syn:
dampen, damp
• Derivationally related forms:
damper (for: damp)
• Hypernyms:
dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
- girdle the plant
• Syn:
girdle
• Derivationally related forms:
girdle (for: girdle)
• Topics:
plant, flora, plant life
• Hypernyms:
incise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. make vapid or deprive of spirit
- deadened wine
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
4. lessen the momentum or velocity of
- deaden a ship's headway
• Hypernyms:
retard
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active;
lose life, force, or vigor
• Derivationally related forms:
deadening
• Hypernyms:
change
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
6. make less lively, intense, or vigorous;
impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
- Terror blunted her feelings
- deaden a sound
• Syn:
blunt
• Ant:
enliven
• Derivationally related forms:
deadening
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
obtund, petrify, dampen, damp, soften,
weaken, break
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
7. convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
• Topics:
chemistry, chemical science
• Hypernyms:
convert
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  blunt, girdle, dampen, damp
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate, animate