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falsening

falsening is the present participle and gerund of falsen.

Meaning of falsen

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

Noun

falsening (uncountable)

  1. The act or process of making false; falsification

Origin of falsening

From falsen + -ing.

Questions about falsening

What does falsening mean?
Falsening means the act or process of making false; falsification.
What is falsening the present participle and gerund of?
Falsening is the present participle and gerund of falsen.
What part of speech is falsening?
Falsening is a noun.

Words near falsening in the dictionary

  1. falsemallow
  2. falsen
  3. falsened
  4. falseness
  5. falsenesses
  6. falsening
  7. falsens
  8. falser
  9. falsers
  10. falses
  11. falsest

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