deadener

dead·en

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Definitions of deadener word

verb with object deadener to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; weaken: to deaden sound; to deaden the senses; to deaden the force of a blow. 1
verb with object deadener to lessen the velocity of; retard: to deaden the headway of a ship. 1
verb with object deadener to make impervious to sound, as a floor. 1
verb without object deadener to become dead. 1
noun deadener Something that deadens. 1

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1655-65; dead + -en1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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