Dictionary

youthen en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈjuθən/ (General-American)
• /ˈjuːθən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From youth + -en.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To make younger or more youthful.
   • It youthened her, melted the stark, hungry grip about her mouth. 1897, George Egerton, Symphonies, page 97:
   • Mr. Wilson can hardly be unaware that once a writer chooses to youthen or resurrect a word, it lives again... 1966, Congress for Cultural Freedom, Encounter, Volume 26, page 84:
2. (intransitive) To become younger or more youthful.
   • He nods, time traveling to a point when there were no central lines, no low blood counts, no immunosuppressive drugs. His face youthens momentarily as he bridges back to a point on a timeline that has none of this devastation on it. 2008, Patrice Rancour, Tales from the Pager Chronicles, page 7:

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Deriveds

youthenize