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Webster 1913 Edition


Deafen

Deaf′en

,
Verb.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Deafen

DE'AFEN

,
Verb.
T.
dee'fn.

Definition 2024


deafen

deafen

English

Verb

deafen (third-person singular simple present deafens, present participle deafening, simple past and past participle deafened)

  1. To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently
  2. To make soundproof
    to deafen a wall or a floor

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