overdøve

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from over- +‎ døv

Verb[edit]

overdøve (imperative overdøv, present tense overdøver, passive overdøves, simple past overdøva or overdøvet or overdøvde, past participle overdøva or overdøvet or overdøvd, present participle overdøvende)

  1. to drown out (make one sound inaudible with a louder one)
  2. to suppress, stifle

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