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engolden

/ɛnˈɡəʊldə̆n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-gold-en
IPA
/ɛnˈɡəʊldə̆n/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To render golden.

Transitive verb

verb

To improve; to ameliorate.

Literary; Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English golden English engolden From en- (“an intensifying verbal circumfix”) + golden.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ɛnˈɡəʊldə̆n/

Usage

Inflected Forms

engoldens (present, singular) engoldening (participle, present) engoldened (participle, past) engoldened (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce engolden?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛnˈɡəʊldə̆n/.
What does engolden mean?
To render golden.
Where does engolden come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English golden English engolden From en- (“an intensifying verbal circumfix”) + golden.

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