Deafen
11deafen — deaf·en def ən vb, deaf·ened; deaf·en·ing (ə )niŋ vt to make deaf vi to cause deafness or stun one with noise deaf·en·ing·ly (ə )niŋ lē adv …
12deafen — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …
13deafen — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. make deaf, cause or induce deafness, stun, split the ears*; see damage 1 , hurt 1 …
14deafen — deaf|en [ˈdefən] v [T usually passive] 1.) if a noise deafens you, it is so loud that you cannot hear anything else 2.) to make someone go deaf …
15deafen — deaf|en [ defn ] verb transitive 1. ) if a noise deafens you, you cannot hear anything else because it is so loud: They were deafened by the noise of the aircraft. 2. ) to make someone unable to hear either temporarily or permanently …
16deafen — [[t]de̱fən[/t]] deafens, deafening, deafened 1) VERB If a noise deafens you, it is so loud that you cannot hear anything else at the same time. [V n] The noise of the typewriters deafened her. 2) VERB: usu passive If you are deafened by something …
17deafen — deaf·en || defn v. make deaf, cause deafness; render inaudible by a louder sound, drown out; be noisy …
18deafen — v. a. 1. Make deaf, deprive of hearing. 2. Stun, confuse with clamor …
19deafen — verb (transitive usually passive) 1 if a noise deafens you, it is so loud that you cannot hear anything else: deafened by the roar of the engine 2 to make someone unable to hear …
20deafen — verb they were deafened by the explosion Syn: make deaf, deprive of hearing, impair someone s hearing …