dampen vs deafen

dampen and deafen both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dampen	No	No	Yes	No
deafen	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, deafen is a hyponym of dampen; that is, deafen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dampen:

Other hyponyms of dampen include damp, dampen, deaden.

dampen (verb)	deafen (verb)
lessen in force or effect	make soundproof
make moist	make or render deaf
check; keep in check (a fire)	be unbearably loud
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping