To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the natural powers or feelings; to deaden a sound.
To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to deaden a ship's headway.
lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway"
become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
1. To lessen the intensity or vigor of something. 2. To treat with insulation to keep sound or vibration from going through. 3. To take away the sensitivity of something.