deafen

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.
2. To make soundproof.
3. To stun, as with noise.

Συνώνυμα

make deaf

deaf

stun

soundproof

deaden

become deaf

deafen the ear

drown

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈdɛfən/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From deaf + -en (verbal suffix), compare Middle English deven, deaven (“to make deaf”), Old English ādēafian (“to deafen”), Dutch verdoven (“to stupefy, deafen”), German betäuben (“to stun, stupefy, deafen”).