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Meaning of dan | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2
dã̄

Definitions

  1. to counteract or neutralize someone's charm or spell
    transitive
  2. to shine, to be smooth
    copulative, intransitive, stative
  3. to polish or shine something
    transitive
  4. to boast
    transitive
  5. to scrape or smoothen something; to shave
    transitive

Examples

“àwọn ológùn-ún dan araa wọn”

The men with ritual powers neutralized each other's spells

“àwọ̀ ọ́ dán”

The skin is shining

“ó dán orí rẹ̀”

He shaved his head

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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