Bible Dictionaries
Deafen

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly.

(2):

(v. t.) To render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Deafen'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/deafen.html. 1828.