"-se" meaning in English

See -se in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-ns/, /-nz/, /-s/, /-(d)ʒ/
Etymology: From Middle English -sen (verbal ending), from Old English -sian (verbal ending), from Proto-Germanic *-isōną. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-sen|pos=verbal ending}} Middle English -sen (verbal ending), {{inh|en|ang|-sian|pos=verbal ending}} Old English -sian (verbal ending), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*-isōną}} Proto-Germanic *-isōną Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=verb-forming suffixes|cat3=|head=|id=}} -se, {{en-suffix|cat2=verb-forming suffixes}} -se
  1. Creates denominatives from adjective or nouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--se-en-suffix-JBWME6V1
  2. When attached to certain adjectives, it forms a transitive verb whose meaning is, to make (adjective). The same construction could also be done to certain (fewer) nouns, as, bless, in which case the verb means roughly, to make bloody/sanctify. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--se-en-suffix-en:denominative Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old Turkic terms in nonstandard scripts Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Old Turkic terms in nonstandard scripts: 22 7 4 18 3 4 3 6 6 7 6 6 2 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bless, cleanse, halse, mince, rinse, rix, wanse, whinge

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cleanse"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "halse"
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      "word": "mince"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "rinse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "rix"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "name": "inh"
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      "ipa": "/-(d)ʒ/"
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    {
      "word": "cleanse"
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    {
      "word": "halse"
    },
    {
      "word": "mince"
    },
    {
      "word": "rinse"
    },
    {
      "word": "rix"
    },
    {
      "word": "wanse"
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    }
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        "When attached to certain adjectives, it forms a transitive verb whose meaning is, to make (adjective). The same construction could also be done to certain (fewer) nouns, as, bless, in which case the verb means roughly, to make bloody/sanctify."
      ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/-nz/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-s/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-(d)ʒ/"
    }
  ],
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}

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