Dictionary Entry
deafen
deafen is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly.
- 2transitive verb
To render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc.
- 3verb
make soundproof
"deafen a room"
- 4verb
make or render deaf
"a deafening noise"
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- 5verb
be unbearably loud
"a deafening noise"
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