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wisened

wisened is the simple past and past participle of wisen.

Meaning of wisen

Verb

wisen (third-person singular simple present wisens, present participle wisening, simple past and past participle wisened)

  1. (intransitive) To become wise or wiser.
  2. (transitive) To make wise or wiser.
    • Joe laughed, saying, “Boy, I got to talk to you and wisen you up. […]”2016, Danny Barker, Alyn Shipton, A Life in Jazz, page 92

Questions about wisened

What is wisened the simple past and past participle of?
Wisened is the simple past and past participle of wisen.

Words near wisened in the dictionary

  1. Wisemans Ferry
  2. wisemen
  3. wisen
  4. Wisenbaker
  5. Wisenbakers
  6. wisened
  7. Wisener
  8. Wiseners
  9. wiseness
  10. wisenesses
  11. wisenheimer

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