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youthened

youthened is the simple past and past participle of youthen.

Meaning of youthen

Verb

youthen (third-person singular simple present youthens, present participle youthening, simple past and past participle youthened)

  1. (transitive) To make younger or more youthful.
    • It youthened her, melted the stark, hungry grip about her mouth.1897, George Egerton, Symphonies, page 97
  2. (intransitive) To become younger or more youthful.
    • He nods, time traveling to a point when there were no central lines, no low blood counts, no immunosuppressive drugs. His face youthens momentarily as he bridges back to a point on a timeline that has none of this devastation on it.2008, Patrice Rancour, Tales from the Pager Chronicles, page 7

Questions about youthened

What is youthened the simple past and past participle of?
Youthened is the simple past and past participle of youthen.

Words near youthened in the dictionary

  1. youth-on-age
  2. youthe
  3. youthemism
  4. youthemisms
  5. youthen
  6. youthened
  7. youthening
  8. youthenise
  9. youthenised
  10. youthenises
  11. youthenising

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