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dave

The English word “dave” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

  1. To assuage; soften; mitigate; relieve; calm; alleviate (pain).

Etymology

From Middle English deven, deaven (“to make deaf”), from Old English dēafian (“to wax or become deaf”) and Old Norse deyfa (“to make deaf, make blunt, numb, soothe, allay”). Cognate with dialectal Norwegian døyva (“to deafen, make dull”).

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