Deafen

Deafen - Other Definitions

• (v. t.) To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly.
  
  
• (v. t.) To render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc.
  
  
• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deafen
  
  
• (n.) The act or process of rendering impervious to sound, as a floor or wall; also, the material with which the spaces are filled in this process; pugging.