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deafed

deafed is the simple past and past participle of deaf.

Meaning of deaf

Verb

deaf (third-person singular simple present deafs, present participle deafing, simple past and past participle deafed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To deafen.
    • It is enough, my hearing shall be punish'd With what shall happen, -- 'gainst the which there is No deafing -- but to hear, not taint mine eye With dread sights that it may shun.1634, John Fletcher, William Shakespeare, Two Noble Kinsmen

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Questions about deafed

What is deafed the simple past and past participle of?
Deafed is the simple past and past participle of deaf.

Words near deafed in the dictionary

  1. deaf-mutes
  2. deafaz
  3. deafazz
  4. deafblind
  5. deafblindness
  6. deafed
  7. deafen
  8. deafened
  9. deafener
  10. deafeners
  11. deafenest

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