deafen

v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.

v.tr.

1. To make deaf, especially momentarily by a loud noise.
2. To make soundproof.

v.intr.
To cause permanent or momentary deafness.

v

To make deaf; to cause the loss of all usable hearing.

(dĕf'ən)
v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.

To make deaf, especially momentarily by a loud noise.

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: be unbearably loud

Meaning #2: make or render deaf
  Synonym: deaf

Meaning #3: make soundproof

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overdøve, gøre døv
v. intr. - overdøve

Nederlands (Dutch)
doof maken, verdoven, overstemmen, geluiddicht maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - (lit) rendre sourd, (fig) assourdir, casser les oreilles à
v. intr. - (lit) rendre sourd, (fig) assourdir, casser les oreilles à

Deutsch (German)
v. - taub machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (ξε)κουφαίνω

Italiano (Italian)
assordare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ensurdecer

Русский (Russian)
оглушать, заглушать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - ensordecer, insonorizar
v. intr. - ensordecerse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra döv, överrösta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使聋, 变聋

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使聾
v. intr. - 變聾

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 귀가 멍멍할 정도로 큰소리로 말하다, 방음기를 달다, (음성 등을) 들리지 않게 하다
v. intr. - 귀가 안 들리게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 耳を聞こえなくする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصيب بالصمم, يجعل شئ ( مثل الجدار) عازلا للصوت, يصبح أصم من شدة الضجه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרעיש, החריש, המם בקולו‬
v. intr. - ‮החריש, לא דיבר‬

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