abtöten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deaden verb To make something weaker, quieter or less intense.
- devitalize verb To take away someone or something's energy or strength.
- kill verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
- mortify verb To control your body or desires through strict self-discipline.
Senses
abtöten is used for these senses in English:
- deaden (transitive) To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
- devitalize (literal, figurative, transitive) To deprive of vitality; to make lifeless; to weaken.
- kill (transitive, figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.
- mortify (transitive) To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on. [from 15th c.]
deaden — full definition
- verb To make something weaker, quieter or less intense.
- verb To grow weaker or less intense on its own.
- verb To stop sound from passing through something.
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