stealthen en · VERB
Etymology
From stealth + -en.
Meanings
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(rare, transitive) To add stealth to; make stealthy
Islamic volunteer warriors, stealthened by their experience in Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Chechnya, came to the assistance of the insurgents during the Syrian civil war to balance Iranian, Russian, and Lebanese Hezbollah assistance to the Al-Assad government […]
2014, Astrid B. Boening, The Arab Spring:It also recalls the Biblical story of David and Goliath when we hear of child-heroes destroying giant Soviet tanks with primitive weapons, their arms stealthened by righteousness of their cause.
1875, Congressional Record, volume 3, part 15:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stealthening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stealthened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stealthened | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| stealthens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |