Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stealthen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stealthen
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To add stealth to; make stealthy

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Islamic volunteer warriors, stealthened by their experience in Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Chechnya, came to the assistance of the insurgents during the Syrian civil war to balance Iranian, Russian, and Lebanese Hezbollah assistance to the Al-Assad government […]"
"It also recalls the Biblical story of David and Goliath when we hear of child-heroes destroying giant Soviet tanks with primitive weapons, their arms stealthened by righteousness of their cause."

Etymology

From stealth + -en.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

stealthens (present, singular) stealthening (participle, present) stealthened (participle, past) stealthened (past)

Questions

What does stealthen mean?: To add stealth to; make stealthy
Where does stealthen come from?: From stealth + -en.

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