Deathen

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To cause, bring about, or affect with deadness or death. rare, transitive

    "Moved by the spring eternal in himself, whereof the love in his heart was a river-shape, he turned away from the deathened stream, and without knowing why, sought the humanity in the castle."

  2. 2
    Misspelling of deafen. alt-of, misspelling

Example

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"Moved by the spring eternal in himself, whereof the love in his heart was a river-shape, he turned away from the deathened stream, and without knowing why, sought the humanity in the castle."

Etymology

From death + -en.

Related phrases

bring about

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