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worthen en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

From worth + -en.

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive) To give worth to; value; make or become worth or worthy; appraise.
    • Then one day — God! how that day worthens all the other days! — he took me, and told me that he loved me — me, poor, plain, ignorant, ugly [...] 1898, George Egerton, The wheel of God:
    • Woman has cheapened herself body and soul through ignorant innocence, she must learn to worthen herself by all-seeing knowledge. 1894, George Egerton, Discords:
    • Others however, have been retained and even worthened. 1968, Bit International, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

Forms

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worthening Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
worthened Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
worthened Tense=Past lexicographic
worthens Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

value · assess · worthen · weigh · assess · rate · evaluate · valuate · rate · esteem · apprize · prize · apprise · price · judge · appraise · esteem

worthen en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

From worth (“to become”).

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) past participle of worth.
    form of worth