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DEAFEN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make soundproof

Example:

deafen a room

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "deafen" is one way to...):

break; damp; dampen; soften; weaken (lessen in force or effect)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make or render deaf

Example:

a deafening noise

Synonyms:

deaf; deafen

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "deafen" is one way to...):

desensitise; desensitize (cause not to be sensitive)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sense 3

Meaning:

Be unbearably loud

Example:

a deafening noise

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

"Deafen" entails doing...:

make noise; noise; resound (emit a noise)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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