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Deafen [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. dee'fn.

2. To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to impair the organs of hearing, so as to render them unimpressible to sounds.

3. To stun; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly; as deafened with clamor or tumult.

Deafen [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly.

2. To render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc.

Deafened [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Deafen

Deafening [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The act or process of rendering impervious to sound, as a floor or wall; also, the material with which the spaces are filled in this process; pugging.

Deafening [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Deafen