name, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make or become blank ambitransitive

   "I asked Obdulia if she weren't afraid of the police. Her face blankened. "Oh, I never saw the witch, senor," she said."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Example

More examples

"I asked Obdulia if she weren't afraid of the police. Her face blankened. "Oh, I never saw the witch, senor," she said."

Etymology

From blank + -en.

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