v.
Pronunciation: ' de-f ə n
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: deaf · ened ; deaf · en · ing \ -f ə -ni ŋ , ' def-ni ŋ \
Date: 1597
: to make deaf <was deafen ed by the explosion>
v.
Pronunciation: ' de-f ə n
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: deaf · ened ; deaf · en · ing \ -f ə -ni ŋ , ' def-ni ŋ \
Date: 1597
: to make deaf <was deafen ed by the explosion>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012