Hyphenation of deaden

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word deaden? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

dead-en

Definitions of deaden:

1.
Make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
Muffle the message
2.
Cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
Girdle the plant
3.
Make vapid or deprive of spirit
Deadened wine
4.
Lessen the momentum or velocity of
Deaden a ship's headway
5.
Become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active
Lose life, force, or vigor
6.
Make less lively, intense, or vigorous
Impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation Terror blunted her feelings Deaden a sound
7.
Convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil

Synonyms of deaden:

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

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