DEAFEN
VERBS
► ADEAVE to deafen, to strike deaf → c940 obs.
► ADIN to deafen, to stun with noise → a1250 obs.
► BEDEAF to deafen → 1620 obs.
► DAFFLE to deafen, to confuse → 1796 Eng. dial.
► DEAVE to deafen; to stun or stupefy with noise; to bewilder, to worry or confuse, esp. by ‘dinning’ in one’s ears → c1340 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► DUNT to deafen, to stupefy, to stun, to bewilder, to overwhelm a person, esp. with incessant noise → 1672 Eng. dial.
► OBTUND to deafen, to din the ears → 1645 obs.
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