Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb deafen

3 senses of deafen

Sense 1
deafen -- (be unbearably loud; "a deafening noise")

Sense 2
deafen, deaf -- (make or render deaf; "a deafening noise")
       => desensitize, desensitise -- (cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized")

Sense 3
deafen -- (make soundproof; "deafen a room")
       => dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break -- (lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall")