dumben

English

Etymology

From dumb +‎ -en.

Verb

dumben (third-person singular simple present dumbens, present participle dumbening, simple past and past participle dumbened)

1. (transitive) To make dumb.
   • 2004, Welsh Arts Council, Poetry Wales:

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