deathen
deathen verb: to cause, bring about, or affect with deadness or death. Also the misspelling of deafen.
Verb
deathen (third-person singular simple present deathens, present participle deathening, simple past and past participle deathened)
- To cause, bring about, or affect with deadness or death.
- Moved by the spring eternal in himself, whereof the love in his heart was a river-shape, he turned away from the deathened stream, and without knowing why, sought the humanity in the castle.1882, George Mac Donald, Castle Warlock a homely Romance, page 16
- So fevered — oh, so fevered, he,
So low his little moan,
O baby's tiny, burning brow,
O mother's deathened groan, […]1911, Thornwell Jacobs, The Midnight Mummer, page 14
Also used as
deathen is also the misspelling of deafen.
Forms of deathen
| third-person singular present | deathens |
|---|---|
| present participle | deathening |
| past participle | deathened |
| past | deathened |
Origin of deathen
From death + -en.
Questions about deathen
- What does deathen mean?
- Deathen means to cause, bring about, or affect with deadness or death.
- What part of speech is deathen?
- Deathen is a verb.
- What is the past tense of deathen?
- The past tense of deathen is deathened.
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