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Definition of Deafen
1. Verb. Be unbearably loud. "A deafening noise"
2. Verb. Make or render deaf. "A deafening noise"
3. Verb. Make soundproof. "Deafen a room"
Definition of Deafen
1. v. t. To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly.
Definition of Deafen
1. Verb. To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently ¹
2. Verb. To make soundproof ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deafen
1. to make deaf [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: deaf
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deafen
Literary usage of Deafen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Pursuits of Literature: A Satirical Poem in Four Dialogues, with Notes by Thomas James Mathias (1801)
"the passing GOD, That shook old Ocean's empire ? from beneath Strange threat'ning
notes in hollow murmurs breathe, Hoarse through the deafen'd shrouds! ..."
2. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India. : An Epic Poem by Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle (1776)
"... the mortar's roar: The bombs, far-flaming, hifs along the fky, And whirring
through the air the bullets fly; The wounded air with hollow deafen'd found, ..."
3. Katz Awa, "the Bismarck of Japan": Or, The Story of a Noble Life by Edward Warren Clark (1904)
"... so that I had sixty pieces, making noise enough to deafen the Mikado, who
afterwards sent me, however, the beautiful present seen in the picture. ..."
4. A Descriptive Account of the Island of Jamaica: With Remarks Upon the by William Beckford (1790)
"... and pouring on its accumulated rufh of waters, to gain upon the ear, and to
deafen at laft with its indignant roar: and ..."
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