deaden

verbs

make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
"muffle the message"
damp, dampen, deaden
cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
"girdle the plant"
deaden, girdle
make vapid or deprive of spirit
"deadened wine"
deaden
is a type of (narrower)
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
alter, change, modify
lessen the momentum or velocity of
"deaden a ship's headway"
deaden
is a type of (narrower)
cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
"This drug will retard your heart rate"
retard
become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
deaden
is derived from
deadening
is a type of (narrower)
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
"She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
change
make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
"Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
blunt, deaden
is derived from
deadening
antonym
enliven
convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
deaden
domain category
the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
chemical science, chemistry
is a type of (narrower)
change the nature, purpose, or function of something
"convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"
convert