deaden (something) with (something)
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To induce numbness, as with an anesthetic agent. They deadened my gums with some sort of gel before the procedure. These cough drops should deaden your sore throat with a numbing ingredient. Sonny, you'll have to deaden the pain with booze till a doctor can be fetched.
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deaden something with something
to dull or anesthetize pain with something. The doctor deadened the area with an injection before she began to stitch. I will deaden the pain with a local anesthetic.
See also: deaden
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.