About The Word Deafen
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Deafen
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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.
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