Definitions For Dave

Verb

{{en-verb}} (transitive, UK, _, dialectal) To assuage; soften; mitigate; relieve; calm; alleviate (pain).

Alternative forms

daive, deave, deve

Etymology

From Middle English deven, deaven, , to make deaf, from {{inh, en, ang, dēafian, , to wax or become deaf}} and {{der, en, non, deyfa, , to make deaf, make blunt, numb, soothe, allay}}. Cognate with dialectal {{cog, no, døyva, , to deafen, make dull}}.

Anagrams

E.D. Va., Veda, deva, vade

Is Dave a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global NO
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
8
Words with Friends
9

The word Dave is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends

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