Wilden

//ˈwaɪldən// name, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    to make or become wild or wilder ambitransitive

    "The glorification of the business-man which is the effect of the present government's capital profits, expense account and pension fund policies is ‘wildening’ our capitalism."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0955).
  2. 2
    A village in Stourport-on-Severn parish, Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8272).

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"The glorification of the business-man which is the effect of the present government's capital profits, expense account and pension fund policies is ‘wildening’ our capitalism."

Etymology

From wild + -en.

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