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deave

[deev]

verb (used with object), deaved, deav·ing. Chiefly Scot.

to make deaf; deafen.

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

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deave (diːv)

—vb
1.	to deafen
2.	to bewilder or weary (a person) with noise

[Old English dēafian]

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