Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to deaden
Participle: deadened
Gerund: deadening
Indicative
Present
| I | deaden |
| you | deaden |
| he;she;it | deadens |
| we | deaden |
| you | deaden |
| they | deaden |
Perfect
| I | have deadened |
| you | have deadened |
| he;she;it | has deadened |
| we | have deadened |
| you | have deadened |
| they | have deadened |
Past
| I | deadened |
| you | deadened |
| he;she;it | deadened |
| we | deadened |
| you | deadened |
| they | deadened |
Pluperfect
| I | had deadened |
| you | had deadened |
| he;she;it | had deadened |
| we | had deadened |
| you | had deadened |
| they | had deadened |
Future
| I | will deaden |
| you | will deaden |
| he;she;it | will deaden |
| we | will deaden |
| you | will deaden |
| they | will deaden |
Future Perfect
| I | will have deadened |
| you | will have deadened |
| he;she;it | will have deadened |
| we | will have deadened |
| you | will have deadened |
| they | will have deadened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | deaden |
| you | deaden |
| he;she;it | deaden |
| we | deaden |
| you | deaden |
| they | deaden |
Perfect
| I | have deadened |
| you | have deadened |
| he;she;it | have deadened |
| we | have deadened |
| you | have deadened |
| they | have deadened |
Imperfect
| I | deadened |
| you | deadened |
| he;she;it | deadened |
| we | deadened |
| you | deadened |
| they | deadened |
Pluperfect
| I | had deadened |
| you | had deadened |
| he;she;it | had deadened |
| we | had deadened |
| you | had deadened |
| they | had deadened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would deaden |
| you | would deaden |
| he;she;it | would deaden |
| we | would deaden |
| you | would deaden |
| they | would deaden |
Perfect
| I | would have deadened |
| you | would have deadened |
| he;she;it | would have deadened |
| we | would have deadened |
| you | would have deadened |
| they | would have deadened |
Imperative
| you | deaden |
| we | Let's deaden |
| you | deaden |
Verbs conjugated like 'deaden'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'deaden'
deafen,
dreaden,
leaden,
dade,
daven,
dazen,
deacon,
dead,
dead-end,
deadleg,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- numb
- benumb, impair, blunt, repress, desensitize, slow, dull, paralyze
- muffle
- mute, cushion, dim
Antonyms
- to cause to become more lively and energetic
- benumb, calm down, de-energize, diminish, hose down, muffle, relax, sedate, stifle, suppress, enliven
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From dead + -en. Compare Dutch doden (“to kill”), West Frisian deadzje (“to kill”). See: Dutch '
doden'.
Verbs referencing "deaden"
German, old spelling
töten, Dutch
doden.
Sample Sentences
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deaden the pain
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deaden sound
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deaden the senses
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Painkillers helped to deaden the pain.
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Thick curtains deaden the sound of traffic.
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Routine can deaden one’s enthusiasm.
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to deaden a wall or a floor