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Definition of deafen verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deafen

verb
 
/ˈdefn/
 
/ˈdefn/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they deafen
 
/ˈdefn/
 
/ˈdefn/
he / she / it deafens
 
/ˈdefnz/
 
/ˈdefnz/
past simple deafened
 
/ˈdefnd/
 
/ˈdefnd/
past participle deafened
 
/ˈdefnd/
 
/ˈdefnd/
-ing form deafening
 
/ˈdefnɪŋ/
 
/ˈdefnɪŋ/
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  1. deafen somebody to make somebody unable to hear, either permanently or for a short time
    • The noise of the siren was deafening her.
See deafen in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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