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单词 slighten
释义

slighten

English

Etymology

From slight + -en. Related to German schlichten (to smoothen). More at slight.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /slaɪ.tən/

Verb

slighten (third-person singular simple present slightens, present participle slightening, simple past and past participle slightened)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To slight.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)
  2. (transitive, regional) To smooth or flatten.
    to slighten the sheets out

References

  • The Dictionary of the Scots Language

Anagrams

  • enlights, lightens, slingeth
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