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blighten

blighten verb: to affect or infect with blight; (by extension) to hinder or impede the growth or development of; stunt.

Verb

blighten (third-person singular simple present blightens, present participle blightening, simple past and past participle blightened)

  1. (transitive) To affect or infect with blight; (by extension) to hinder or impede the growth or development of; stunt.

Forms of blighten

third-person singular presentblightens
present participleblightening
past participleblightened
pastblightened

Origin of blighten

From blight + -en.

Questions about blighten

What does blighten mean?
Blighten means to affect or infect with blight; (by extension) to hinder or impede the growth or development of; stunt.
What part of speech is blighten?
Blighten is a verb.
What is the past tense of blighten?
The past tense of blighten is blightened.

Words near blighten in the dictionary

  1. blight
  2. blightbird
  3. blightbirds
  4. blighted
  5. blightedly
  6. blighten
  7. blightened
  8. blightening
  9. blightens
  10. blighter
  11. blighters

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