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- pronunciation:
- de
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 n
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
deafens, deafening, deafened |
| definition 1: |
to cause to become deaf.
As a child, he had been deafened by an illness. |
| definition 2: |
to stun with loud noise.
The sudden roar of the cannon deafened the soldiers. |
| related words: |
din |
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