Scarcen

//ˈskɛɚsən// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    to become scarce dialectal, intransitive
  2. 2
    to make scarce, meager, or lean dialectal, transitive

    ""Cap'n Ben says that the steamboats and launches are beginning to scarcen the mackerel and that they are not so plentiful this year as usual.""

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""Cap'n Ben says that the steamboats and launches are beginning to scarcen the mackerel and that they are not so plentiful this year as usual.""

Etymology

From scarce + -en.

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