deaden
verb (used with object)
to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; weaken.
have deadened
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present perfectof deaden.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This struggling single mother confronted head-on a lack of opportunities that should have deadened all hope, but instead fueled her determination to thrive and to prosper.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2011
They walked with exaggerated care; though the roar of the storm would have deadened the sound of a cavalry charge.
From Further Adventures of Lad by Albert Payson Terhune
And yet, could she have drawn the veil once more before her eyes and so have deadened that agonising pain, she would not have done so.
From The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
The night, however, was windy; and the rustle of the pine forest would have deadened all sound, except anything sharp, and near.
From The Young Franc Tireurs And Their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War by F. T. Young
The returning sea-fogs seemed to have deadened the wind and were now closing in on him again.
From The Tremendous Event by Maurice Leblanc
