Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heaten

/ˈhiːtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: heat-en
IPA: /ˈhiːtən/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To increase in heat; make or become hotter

verb

past participle of heat

Example Sentences

"In 1958, when the debate heatened, an elderly gentleman of excellent reputation stepped regally into a Senate hearing room in Washington prepared to testify against statehood for Alaska."
"Feeling it, the man's cheeks heatened like those of the accosted youngster amidst the hanging coats and paired-up galoshes."
"The coincidence of the fact that Sensex crossing 20,000 level both in late 2007 and in 2010, and also both the years seeing the largest issues namely Reliance Power (in 2007) and Coal India (in 2010), has heaten up the discussion regarding the parallels."

Etymology

From heat + -en.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: heat

Inflected Forms

heatens (present, singular) heatening (participle, present) heatened (participle, past) heatened (past) hetten (alternative, dialectal)

Rhymes With

beaten eaten unbeaten keaton eton wheaton sweeten cretan wheaten orvietan

Questions

How do you pronounce heaten?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhiːtən/.
What does heaten mean?: To increase in heat; make or become hotter
Where does heaten come from?: From heat + -en.

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