dave
see also: Dave
Verb

dave (daves, present participle daving; past and past participle daved)

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

Dave
Pronunciation Proper noun
  1. A male given name, also used as a formal given name.
    • 1994 Caroline Knapp, The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Counterpoint Press 2004, ISBN 1582433135, page 169, 170:
      David, with its final "d", sounds finished and complete, whereas Dave just kind of hangs there in the air, indefinitely. - - - Worse, if your name is Dave, the only possible nickname is "Davey", which makes you sound like you should be wearing a coonskin cap.
  2. Surname from Sanskrit द्विवेदिन्.
  3. (very rare) A female given name.
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