DEAFENS Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word deafens. (close relations)
deafening
Best Alternative Words for DEAFENS
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| deadens | verbv | |||||||
verb • make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible • cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients • make vapid or deprive of spirit • lessen the momentum or velocity of • become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor • make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation • convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil | ||||||||
| drowns | verbv | |||||||
verb • cover completely or make imperceptible • get rid of as if by submerging • die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating • kill by submerging in water • be covered with or submerged in a liquid • be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation | ||||||||
| muffles | verbv | |||||||
noun • a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature verb • suppress in order to conceal or hide • deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping | ||||||||
| deaf | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part noun • people who have severe hearing impairments adjective satellite • (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed verb • make or render deaf | ||||||||
