Make+deaf

  • 31deafen — deaf•en [[t]ˈdɛf ən[/t]] v. t. 1) pat to make deaf 2) to stun with noise 3) deaden 3) • Etymology: 1590–1600 deaf′en•ing•ly, adv …

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  • 32deafen — 1590s, to make deaf, from DEAF (Cf. deaf) + EN (Cf. en) (1). The earlier verb was simply deaf (mid 15c.). For to become deaf, to grow deaf, O.E. had adeafian (intrans.), which survived into M.E. as deave but then took on a transitive sense from… …

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  • 33глушить — ГЛУШИТЬ1, несов. (сов. оглушить), кого. Подвергать (подвергнуть) кого л. воздействию громкого шума, приводящему к полной или частичной потере слуха [impf. to deafen, make deaf, esp. for a short time]. Звук динамиков в концертном зале просто… …

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  • 34Deafen — Deaf en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deafened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deafening}.] [From {Deaf}.] 1. To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly. [1913 Webster] Deafened and stunned with their… …

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  • 35Deafened — Deafen Deaf en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deafened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deafening}.] [From {Deaf}.] 1. To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly. [1913 Webster] Deafened and stunned with their… …

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  • 36Deafening — Deafen Deaf en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deafened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deafening}.] [From {Deaf}.] 1. To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly. [1913 Webster] Deafened and stunned with their… …

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  • 37deafen — deafeningly, adv. /def euhn/, v.t. 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. Obs. to render (a sound) inaudible, esp. by a louder… …

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  • 38deave — /deev/, v.t., deaved, deaving. Chiefly Scot. to make deaf; deafen. [bef. 1050; ME deven, OE deafian (in adeafian to grow DEAF; see A 3)] * * * …

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  • 39deafen — /ˈdɛfən/ (say defuhn) verb (t) 1. to make deaf. 2. to stun with noise. 3. to render (a sound) inaudible, especially by a louder sound. {deaf + en1} …

  • 40stun — v. a. 1. Make senseless (by a blow), make dizzy. 2. Stupefy, confound, bewilder, overcome, dizzy, dumfound, astonish, overwhelm, over power. 3. Deafen, make deaf …

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