deafen : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: deafen	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for deafen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deafen v be unbearably loud; "a deafening noise" make or render deaf; "a deafening noise" Synonym(s): deafen, deaf make soundproof; "deafen a room"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deafen \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.