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DEAFEN

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deaf⋅en

  [def-uhn]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to make deaf: The accident deafened him for life.
2. to stun or overwhelm with noise: The pounding of the machines deafened us.
3. deaden (def. 3).
4. Obsolete. to render (a sound) inaudible, esp. by a louder sound.
Origin:
1590–1600; deaf + -en 1

Related forms:
deaf⋅en⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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deaf·en   (děf'ən)   
v.   deaf·ened, deaf·en·ing, deaf·ens

v.   tr.

  1. To make deaf, especially momentarily by a loud noise.

  2. To make soundproof.

v.   intr.
To cause permanent or momentary deafness.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: deaf·en
Pronunciation: 'def-&n
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: deaf·ened; deaf·en·ing /-(&-)ni[ng]/
transitive senses
: to make deaf deafen intransitive senses
: to cause deafness or stun one with noise —deaf·en·ing·ly /-(&-)ni[ng]-lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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deafen deaf·en (děf'ən)
v. deaf·ened, deaf·en·ing, deaf·ens
To make deaf, especially momentarily by a loud noise.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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