assourdir — meaning in English

English meaning

• deaden verb To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
• deafen verb To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.
• dull adj Boring; lacking interest or excitement.
• muffle noun Anything that mutes or deadens sound.

Senses

assourdir is used for these senses in English:

• deaden (transitive) To make soundproof.
• deafen (transitive) To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.
• devoice (transitive, phonetics) To pronounce a sound with little or no vibration of the vocal cords, especially a sound that is normally pronounced with such vibration (i.e. a voiced sound).
• dull (transitive) To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.
• muffle (transitive, dated) To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.

deaden — full definition

1. verb To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
2. verb To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
3. verb To make soundproof.

deafen — full definition

1. verb To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.
2. verb To make soundproof.
3. verb To stun, as with noise.

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