doven

Meaning

Verb

1. (ergative) to extinguish
2. to muffle, to deaden (a sound)
3. (obsolete) to become deaf

Noun

plural of dove

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dove

• Noun
• Adj
• Verb

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Concepts

extinguish

put out

quench

stub

deaf

douse

putout

dim

die out

Synonyms

blussen

uitdoven

uitdoen

uitmaken

uitblussen

uitgaan

uitblazen

uitlopen

uitschakelen

uitsterven

afzetten

Translations

éteindre

extinguir

dämpfen

auslöschen

extinguir

apagar

apagar

löschen

apagar

vekuştin

tefandin

vemirandin

extingir

reş kirin

spengere

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdoːvə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: dôven

Inherited from Old Dutch: *dōven

In summary

From Middle Dutch dôven, from Old Dutch *dōven, from Proto-West Germanic *daubijan, from Proto-Germanic *daubijaną. Equivalent to doof (“deaf”) + -en.