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milden

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
milden
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make or become mild or milder.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *mildijaz Old English mildeder. Middle English mildeder. English mild English -en English milden From mild + -en.

Inflected Forms

mildens (present, singular) mildening (participle, present) mildened (participle, past) mildened (past)

Derived Forms

enmilden

Questions

What does milden mean?
To make or become mild or milder.
Where does milden come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *mildijaz Old English mildeder. Middle English mildeder. English mild English -en English milden From mild + -en.

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