dampen vs deaden

dampen and deaden both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dampen	No	No	Yes	No
deaden	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, deaden is a hypernym of dampen; that is, deaden is a word with a broader meaning than dampen:

dampen: lessen in force or effect
deaden: make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation

Other hypernyms of dampen include blunt.

As verbs, deaden is a hyponym of dampen; that is, deaden is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dampen:

Other hyponyms of dampen include deafen, damp, dampen.

As verbs, dampen and deaden are synonyms defined as:

dampen and deaden: make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

Other synonyms of dampen include damp.

dampen (verb)	deaden (verb)
lessen in force or effect	become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
make moist	make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
check; keep in check (a fire)	lessen the momentum or velocity of
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible	make vapid or deprive of spirit
reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)	convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity	make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping	cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients