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)
- 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.
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