doven.
to extinguish
Meaning & usage
to extinguish
to muffle, to deaden (a sound)
to become deaf
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch dôven, from Old Dutch *dōven, from Proto-West Germanic *daubijan, from Proto-Germanic *daubijaną. Equivalent to doof (“deaf”) + -en.
to rage, to be crazy
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch dôven, from Old Dutch *dōvon, from Proto-West Germanic *dobēn, from the same ultimate source as *daub (“deaf, stunned”).
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