deafen

Meanings

• Verb

  To make something, such as the ears, unable to hear.

• Verb

  To silence or muffle a sound.

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Rhymes

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heaven , gaven , aven , heavenly

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Variants

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deafen , deafened , deafening , deafens

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to make dumb' or 'to stupefy'. Derived from the Old English word 'deofan' meaning 'to stun' or 'to stupefy'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'deafen' is often used in the context of music to describe the effect of turning up the volume too loud.

2. Deafen is an antonym of the word 'hear'.

3. In the medical field, the term 'deafening' is used to describe the process of administering a very loud sound to test a person's hearing ability.

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Related Concepts

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1. Hearing loss: A condition where an individual experiences difficulty in hearing sounds. Deafen is a verb that can describe the process of someone or something becoming deaf.

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Culture

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In literature, the word 'deafen' has been used to describe characters who have lost their ability to hear or to describe situations where sounds are muffled or silenced. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'The Great Gatsby', the character Nick Carraway describes the party at Gatsby's mansion as being so loud that he feels his eardrums are about to 'deafen'.

How to Memorize "deafen"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person putting their fingers in their ears to block out sound. Visualize the sound gradually becoming quieter until it is completely silent.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'deafen' with the concept of silence or muffling sounds. Think of situations where you have been in a quiet environment and how it felt compared to a loud one.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the sentence 'Deafen means to make something unable to hear'.

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