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SOUNDPROOF
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Impervious to, or not penetrable by, sound
Example:
a soundproof room
Classified under:
Similar:
imperviable; impervious (not admitting of passage or capable of being affected)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they soundproof ... he / she / it soundproofs
Past simple: soundproofed
Past participle: soundproofed
-ing form: soundproofing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Insulate against noise
Example:
Proust had his apartment soundproofed
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "soundproof" is one way to...):
insulate (protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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