"enfasten" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ɛnˈfæsə̆n/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: enfastens [present, singular, third-person], enfastening [participle, present], enfastened [participle, past], enfastened [past]
Etymology: fast + en- -en Etymology templates: {{af|en|fast|en- -en}} fast + en- -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} enfasten (third-person singular simple present enfastens, present participle enfastening, simple past and past participle enfastened)
  1. (rare, chiefly literary) To fasten, to bind tightly. Tags: literary, rare
    Sense id: en-enfasten-en-verb-9USLgirW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms circumfixed with en- -en

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for enfasten meaning in All languages combined (1.8kB)

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