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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

engolden en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɛnˈɡəʊldə̆n/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English golden English engolden From en- (“an intensifying verbal circumfix”) + golden.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To render golden.
  2. (literary, transitive) To improve; to ameliorate.

Forms

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engoldened Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
engoldened Tense=Past lexicographic
engoldens Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
engoldening Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic