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blightened

blightened is the simple past and past participle of blighten.

Meaning of blighten

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.

Questions about blightened

What is blightened the simple past and past participle of?
Blightened is the simple past and past participle of blighten.

Words near blightened in the dictionary

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

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