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From dead + -en. Compare Dutch doden (“to kill”), West Frisian deadzje (“to kill”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
deaden
Today it means: To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle. Full definition →
Today it means: To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle. Full definition →
From dead + -en. Compare Dutch doden (“to kill”), West Frisian deadzje (“to kill”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.