'Deafen' definitions:
Definition of 'deafen'
(from WordNet)
verb
Be unbearably loud; "a deafening noise"
verb
Make or render deaf; "a deafening noise" [syn: deafen, deaf]
verb
Make soundproof; "deafen a room"
Definition of 'Deafen'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Deafened and stunned with their promiscuous cries. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Arch.) To render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'deafen'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- soft-pedal,
- soften,
- split the eardrums,
- split the ears,
- startle the echoes,
- stop,
- stun,
- subdue,
- surge,
- swell,
- thunder,
- tone down