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Webster 1913 Edition
Deafen
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Deafen
DE'AFEN
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
deafen
deafen
English
Verb
deafen (third-person singular simple present deafens, present participle deafening, simple past and past participle deafened)
- To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently
- To make soundproof
- to deafen a wall or a floor
Translations
to make deaf
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to make soundproof
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