Hypertext Webster Gateway: "deafen"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
Deafened and stunned with their promiscuous cries.
--Addison.
2. (Arch.) To render impervious to sound, as a partition or
floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining
with paper, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
deafen
v 1: be unbearably loud; "a deafening noise"
2: make or render deaf [syn: {deaf}]
3: make soundproof; "deafen a room"
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