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basened

basened is the simple past and past participle of basen.

Meaning of basen

Verb

basen (third-person singular simple present basens, present participle basening, simple past and past participle basened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become base (inferior or unworthy); to lower
    • If I had time I should write a long essay to show how much the political, and the ethical, and the theological teaching of the early Friends has basened that of modern England.1897, Sir William Robertson Nicoll, James Macdonell, Journalist, page 186

Questions about basened

What is basened the simple past and past participle of?
Basened is the simple past and past participle of basen.

Words near basened in the dictionary

  1. basementwards
  2. basementy
  3. basen
  4. basename
  5. basenames
  6. basened
  7. baseness
  8. basenesses
  9. basenet
  10. basenets
  11. basening

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