deave

[ deev ]

verb (used with object),deaved, deav·ing.Chiefly Scot.
  1. to make deaf; deafen.

Origin of deave

1
before 1050; Middle English deven,Old English -dēafian (in ādēafian to grow deaf; see a-3)

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deave

/ (diːv) /


verb(tr) Scot
  1. to deafen

  2. to bewilder or weary (a person) with noise

Origin of deave

1
Old English dēafian

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