undeaf en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + deaf.
Meanings
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(nonce-word, transitive) To free from deafness.
My death's sad tale may yet undeaf his ear.
1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| undeafed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| undeafed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| undeafs | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| undeafing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |