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blighten

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
blight-en
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To affect or infect with blight; (by extension) to hinder or impede the growth or development of; stunt.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From blight + -en.

Usage

Inflected Forms

blightens (present, singular) blightening (participle, present) blightened (participle, past) blightened (past)

Questions

What does blighten mean?
To affect or infect with blight; (by extension) to hinder or impede the growth or development of; stunt.
Where does blighten come from?
From blight + -en.

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