deafen Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb be unbearably loud
    • a deafening noise
  2. verb make or render deaf
    deaf.
    • a deafening noise
  3. verb make soundproof
    • deafen a room

WordNet

Deaf"en transitive verb
Etymology
From Deaf.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Deafened ; present participle & verbal noun Deafening
Definitions
  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 1913