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stouten

stouten verb: to make or become stout or stouter; to gain in size or weight; fatten up.

Verb

stouten (third-person singular simple present stoutens, present participle stoutening, simple past and past participle stoutened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become stout or stouter; to gain in size or weight; fatten up.
    Synonyms:
    batten

Synonyms of stouten

Forms of stouten

third-person singular presentstoutens
present participlestoutening
past participlestoutened
paststoutened

Origin of stouten

From stout + -en.

Questions about stouten

What does stouten mean?
Stouten means to make or become stout or stouter; to gain in size or weight; fatten up.
What part of speech is stouten?
Stouten is a verb.
What is the past tense of stouten?
The past tense of stouten is stoutened.

Words near stouten in the dictionary

  1. stout-heartedly
  2. stout-heartedness
  3. stout-legged moa
  4. stout-legged moas
  5. Stoute
  6. stouten
  7. Stoutenborough
  8. stoutened
  9. stoutening
  10. stoutens
  11. stouter

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