Lowen

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make or become low. ambitransitive, rare

    "[…] and a wide ware or float can be put down in lieu thereof, of the same height as the said water gates or floats when lowened, and of the exact width and other dimensions as the present float at Wangford mill, and in the same manner as the float at Wangford mill; […]"

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"[…] and a wide ware or float can be put down in lieu thereof, of the same height as the said water gates or floats when lowened, and of the exact width and other dimensions as the present float at Wangford mill, and in the same manner as the float at Wangford mill; […]"

Etymology

From low + -en.

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