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deave
(dēv),USA pronunciation v.t., deaved, deav•ing. [Chiefly Scot.]
- Scottish Termsto make deaf;
deafen.
- bef. 1050; Middle English deven, Old English -dēafian (in ādēafian to grow deaf; see a-3)