balden

Verb

balden (third-person singular simple present baldens, present participle baldening, simple past and past participle baldened)

1. (transitive) To make bald
   • Now Champou's partner was the Court barber, and by the use of a peculiar hair oil which the two of them had concocted, they soon managed to balden the pates of all the male aristocracy of the place.1885, Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, Cobwebs
2. (intransitive) To become bald
   • At 65 years old, the top of his head had baldened, but gray patches surrounded his ears.2010, Jordan Belcher, Tre Pound, page 123