Thesaurus: deafen

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1. v. t. To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly.
2. v. t. To render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc.
3. v. be unbearably loud
4. v. make or render deaf
5. v. make soundproof
6. 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.
7. To render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, byfilling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc.
8. v:100 v. be unbearably loud v. make or render deaf v. make soundproof