deafen

Meaning

1. (transitive) To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.
2. (transitive) To make soundproof.
3. (dialectal, figuratively, rare, sometimes, transitive) To stun, as with noise.

Synonyms

make deaf

deaf

stun

soundproof

deaden

become deaf

deafen the ear

drown

Translations

ensordecer

assordare

ensurdecer

betäuben

assourdir

rintronare

💥

ensordir

taub machen

verdoven

atronar

🌩️

eixordar

أصمم

κουφαίνω

ertauben

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɛfən/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: verdoven

Cognate with German: betäuben

In summary

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”).