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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

swarten en · VERB

Etymology

From swart + -en (verbal suffix).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) to make swart, dark, or swarty; darken
    • Clad in rags, swartened by the sun, irritable, arrogant, and having at their head officers [...] 1814, Adolphe Thiers, Historical Works:
  2. (intransitive) to become dark; darken

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
swartens Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
swartened Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
swartened Tense=Past lexicographic
swartening Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic