Dave Definition

verb

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

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pronoun

A diminutive of the male given name David.

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Origin of Dave

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

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Dave Sentence Examples

  • He began to hum a Dave Brubeck piece as he reached for a bottle of virgin olive oil.

  • Dave Jones is the only notable absentee from Fridays game with Steve Egerton coming in.

  • David Chadwick and Gareth Ormes both came off and were replaced by Dave Brown, who took the armband, and Tony Cullen.

  • The sheer audacity of Dave Williams, lead keyboard vocalist, was nothing less than stunningly original.

  • Fishing peg 75, Dave fished small roach dead baits on a ledger rig 30m out.

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Words Starting With

DDADAV

Words Ending With

EVEAVE

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With D4 Letter Words Ending With E