to deave
9.9
Make someone unable to hear because of very loud or repeated noise
- verb
- Archaic
:
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- The loud music from the party began to deave everyone in the nearby houses.
Examples
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The constant barking of the dogs can deave the neighbors at night.
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He used a loud horn to deave the crowd into paying attention.
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this is to Deave?
Synonyms
to stun
vsto deave
63
4.0
To make someone unconscious or dazed for a short time by a hit
uses loud or persistent noise to cause daze rather than physical impact
to drown out
vsto deave
43
3.5
To make a sound so loud that you cannot hear another sound
affects a person directly, causing hearing loss or daze rather than masking sounds
to deafen
vsto deave
4
4.1
Make someone unable to hear because of a very loud sound
also causes daze or temporary senselessness as well as hearing loss
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Deave comes from the simple word deaf ('unable to hear'), so to deave someone is to make them 'unable to hear', often with loud or long noise.