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rankened

rankened is the simple past and past participle of ranken.

Meaning of ranken

Verb

ranken (third-person singular simple present rankens, present participle rankening, simple past and past participle rankened)

  1. (ambitransitive, rare) To make or become rank
    • In a word, it is good for nothing but to despatch men out of the world that are burdensome, and to ranken churchyards.1868, John Mockett Cramp, Baptist History, page 299

Questions about rankened

What is rankened the simple past and past participle of?
Rankened is the simple past and past participle of ranken.

Words near rankened in the dictionary

  1. ranked choice
  2. ranked voting
  3. rankee
  4. rankees
  5. ranken
  6. rankened
  7. rankening
  8. rankens
  9. ranker
  10. rankers
  11. rankes

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