"falsen" meaning in English

See falsen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: falsens [present, singular, third-person], falsening [participle, present], falsened [participle, past], falsened [past]
Etymology: From false + -en. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|false|en|id2=inchoative}} false + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} falsen (third-person singular simple present falsens, present participle falsening, simple past and past participle falsened)
  1. (transitive) To make false; falsify Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-falsen-en-verb-ggXk9feX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative)

Inflected forms

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