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Deaden is an English word with synonyms like change or dampen. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Deaden in a sentence

Related words

Deaden | Deadening | Deadened

Deaden meaning

  1. To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
  2. To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
  3. To make soundproof.

Synonyms of Deaden

change dampen damp alter modify enliven blunt retard incise girdle break weaken soften convert

Related words

Other words often associated with Deaden or its synonyms:

replace stimulate exchange dull idiot check stand falsify forthright end transfer action

Using Deaden

  • The main meaning on this page is: To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle. | To become less lively; to diminish (by itself). | To make soundproof.
  • Useful related words include: change, dampen, damp, alter.
  • In the example corpus, deaden often appears in combinations such as: or deaden.

Context around Deaden

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

ourselves 1× causing 1×

Sentence patterns with Deaden

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

neutrarod to deaden the core 1× numb or deaden causing loss 1× out or deaden ourselves 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dis entangling ourselves 1× history the term 1×

Common sentence endings:

feeling or paralysis 1× or deaden ourselves 1× the core reactions 1×

Words around Deaden

Just before it in the word index:

deadbolts 5 deadbolt 7 deadbeats 4 deadbeat 15 deadbart 2 deadball 2

Just after it in the word index:

deadened 2 deadening 12 deadeye 8 deadfall 2 deadfield 2 deadhappy 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Deaden

  • In this selection, "deaden" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ourselves and causing stand out and add context to how "deaden" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include neutrarod to deaden the core and numb or deaden causing loss. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "deaden" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with deaden

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Dis-entangling ourselves from these sub-conversations is what happens when we’re ruminating, have revenge fantasies, feel anxiety, numb out, or deaden ourselves. (24 words)

It is then disclosed that Lexor is suffering from the same problem that ended Krypton's existence, but Luthor devises a "neutrarod" to deaden the core reactions. (27 words)

History The term "narcotic" is believed to have been coined by the Greek physician Galen to refer to agents that numb or deaden, causing loss of feeling or paralysis. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

History The term "narcotic" is believed to have been coined by the Greek physician Galen to refer to agents that numb or deaden, causing loss of feeling or paralysis. (29 words)

It is then disclosed that Lexor is suffering from the same problem that ended Krypton's existence, but Luthor devises a "neutrarod" to deaden the core reactions. (27 words)

Dis-entangling ourselves from these sub-conversations is what happens when we’re ruminating, have revenge fantasies, feel anxiety, numb out, or deaden ourselves. (24 words)

Example sentences (3)

Dis-entangling ourselves from these sub-conversations is what happens when we’re ruminating, have revenge fantasies, feel anxiety, numb out, or deaden ourselves.

History The term "narcotic" is believed to have been coined by the Greek physician Galen to refer to agents that numb or deaden, causing loss of feeling or paralysis.

It is then disclosed that Lexor is suffering from the same problem that ended Krypton's existence, but Luthor devises a "neutrarod" to deaden the core reactions.

Common combinations with deaden

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • or deaden 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "deaden" in a sentence?
An example: "Dis-entangling ourselves from these sub-conversations is what happens when we’re ruminating, have revenge fantasies, feel anxiety, numb out, or deaden ourselves." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "deaden" from authentic English texts.
What does "deaden" mean?
Deaden means: To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
What are synonyms of "deaden"?
Common synonyms of "deaden" include: change, dampen, damp, alter, modify, enliven, blunt, retard. Plus 6 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "deaden" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "deaden", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.