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falsen

falsen verb: to make false; falsify.

Verb

falsen (third-person singular simple present falsens, present participle falsening, simple past and past participle falsened)

  1. (transitive) To make false; falsify
    • In a modern time, we are living with a system of classes so intense, a society of such unnatural complication, that the whole action of our mind is hampered and falsened by it.1997, Donald David Stone, Communications with the Future: Matthew Arnold in Dialogue, page 31
    • That was one thing that I couldn't bear. Much better if he just hated queers. Without even trying to justify it. But he obviously had to, and that falsened his position.2011, Gabriella West, The Leaving

Forms of falsen

third-person singular presentfalsens
present participlefalsening
past participlefalsened
pastfalsened

Origin of falsen

From false + -en.

Questions about falsen

What does falsen mean?
Falsen means to make false; falsify.
What part of speech is falsen?
Falsen is a verb.
What is the past tense of falsen?
The past tense of falsen is falsened.

Words near falsen in the dictionary

  1. falsehearts
  2. falsehood
  3. falsehoods
  4. falsely
  5. falsemallow
  6. falsen
  7. falsened
  8. falseness
  9. falsenesses
  10. falsening
  11. falsens

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