† aˈdeave,v.Obs. [f. a- prefix 1 + deave, OE.deaf-ian to make deaf.] To deafen, strike deaf. c940Sax.Leechd. II. 38 Wið earena adeafunge.c1315Shoreham 103 Ac purgatorie and helle hy beth So lyte byleved, That what somevere men telleth, Ben throf al adeved.