deaden
verb (used with object)
to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; weaken.
will deaden
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future tenseof deaden.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The evening signaled that this is not the type of show that will deaden an artist behind glass vitrines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
I don’t, however, want to get hit in the head, which I worry will deaden my brain.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2015
“They will have all the attributes of a well-kept, dignified cemetery. . . . These projects will not revitalize downtown, they will deaden it.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2014
The snow will deaden the hoofbeats of the ponies, but keep as still as possible.
From Ted Strong in Montana With Lariat and Spur by Edward C. Taylor
The flame will deaden the brightest colors in the room, and the dresses of the company will seem to be changed.
From One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed by C. A. Bogardus
