"balden" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: baldens [present, singular, third-person], baldening [participle, present], baldened [participle, past], baldened [past]
Etymology: From bald + -en. Etymology templates: {{af|en|bald|-en|id2=inchoative}} bald + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} balden (third-person singular simple present baldens, present participle baldening, simple past and past participle baldened)
  1. (transitive) To make bald Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-balden-en-verb-Sy0GZyWR Disambiguation of Hair: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 50 50
  2. (intransitive) To become bald Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-balden-en-verb-U140djFv Disambiguation of Hair: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 50 50

Inflected forms

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