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Deafen

Deafen Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Deafen? [v] make soundproof; "deafen a room" [v] make or render deaf [v] be unbearably loud; "a deafening noise" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Deafen: deaf Related Terms \| Find terms related to Deafen: awake the dead \| baffle \| blast \| blast the ear \| boom \| crash \| crescendo \| cushion \| damp \| dampen \| deaden \| din \| dull \| fill the air \| muffle \| mute \| peal \| rattle the windows \| rend the air \| rend the ears \| resound \| ring \| rise \| rock the sky \| soften \| soft-pedal \| split the eardrums \| split the ears \| startle the echoes \| stop \| stun \| subdue \| surge \| swell \| thunder \| tone down See Also \| break \| damp \| dampen \| desensitise \| desensitize \| make noise \| noise \| resound \| soften \| weaken Deafen In Webster's Dictionary \Deaf"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deafened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deafening}.] [From {Deaf}.] 1. To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly. Deafened and stunned with their promiscuous cries. --Addison. 2. (Arch.) To render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc.

Deafen Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Deafen?

[v] make soundproof; "deafen a room"
[v] make or render deaf
[v] be unbearably loud; "a deafening noise"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Deafen: deaf

Deafen In Webster's Dictionary

\Deaf"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deafened}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Deafening}.] [From {Deaf}.]
1. To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to
   render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly.

         Deafened and stunned with their promiscuous cries.
                                               --Addison.

2. (Arch.) To render impervious to sound, as a partition or
   floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining
   with paper, etc.

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