deafen

Verb

be unbearably loud
- "a deafening noise"
make or render deaf
- "a deafening noise"
make soundproof
- "deafen a room"
To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.
To make soundproof.
To stun, as with noise.
-ED, -ING, -S to make deaf

Examples

"The head injury deafened her for life."
"to deafen a wall or a floor"

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

deaf

Scrabble Score: 10

deafen: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
deafen: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
deafen: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

deafen is a valid Words With Friends word