Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DEAF'EN
DEAF'EN, v.t. [dee'fn.]
- To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to impair the organs of hearing, so as to render them unimpressible to sounds.
- To stun; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly; as, deafened with clamor or tumult.
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