"engolden" meaning in All languages combined

See engolden on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɛnˈɡəʊldə̆n/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: engoldens [present, singular, third-person], engoldening [participle, present], engoldened [participle, past], engoldened [past]
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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|en-<t:an intensifying verbal circumfix>|golden|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "into", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "in", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "in", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "in", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "in", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁én", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*en", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*en-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "in-", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "en-", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "en-", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "en-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "golden", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "engolden", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="engolden"> From en- (“an intensifying verbal circumfix”) + golden. Head templates: {{en-verb}} engolden (third-person singular simple present engoldens, present participle engoldening, simple past and past participle engoldened)
  1. (transitive) To render golden. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-engolden-en-verb-B41janoz Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 62 38 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 86 14
  2. (transitive, chiefly literary) To improve; to ameliorate. Tags: literary, transitive
    Sense id: en-engolden-en-verb-G2ea3dli Categories (other): English terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 54 46

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To render golden."
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