"prethin" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: prethins [present, singular, third-person], prethinning [participle, present], prethinned [participle, past], prethinned [past]
Etymology: pre- + thin Etymology templates: {{pre|en|pre|thin}} pre- + thin Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} prethin (third-person singular simple present prethins, present participle prethinning, simple past and past participle prethinned)
  1. (transitive) To thin in advance. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-prethin-en-verb--Zs3CEAf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34
  2. (transitive) To thin out (plants or crops) in order to stimulate growth in the remainder. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-prethin-en-verb-WpqpSMVw Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 41 59

Inflected forms

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