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truthening

truthening is the present participle and gerund of truthen.

Meaning of truthen

Verb

truthen (third-person singular simple present truthens, present participle truthening, simple past and past participle truthened)

  1. (transitive) To make true; to cause to adhere to the truth; to prove, validate, or support the veracity of
    • So in order to truthen this, before the letter goes, I forthwith to get the Majestick on the foan, and by God's mercy have one good room left, on the 1st floor.1931, Robert Massie Freeman, John Drinkwater, Saml: Pepys, Listner, page 192

Questions about truthening

What is truthening the present participle and gerund of?
Truthening is the present participle and gerund of truthen.

Words near truthening in the dictionary

  1. truthbearer
  2. truthbearers
  3. truthed
  4. truthen
  5. truthened
  6. truthening
  7. truthens
  8. truther
  9. trutherism
  10. truthers
  11. truthful

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