Dumben

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make dumb. rare, transitive

    "Please hush-now this heart to dumben this breath. Please muffle the whimpers, the drippings of sweat."

Example

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"Please hush-now this heart to dumben this breath. Please muffle the whimpers, the drippings of sweat."

Etymology

From dumb + -en. Compare Gothic πŒ°π†πŒ³πŒΏπŒΌπŒ±πŒ½πŒ°πŒ½ (afdumbnan, β€œto be silent”).

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