"fiercen" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈfɪəsən/ [UK], /ˈfɪəɹsən/ [US] Forms: fiercens [present, singular, third-person], fiercening [participle, present], fiercened [participle, past], fiercened [past]
Etymology: From fierce + -en. Etymology templates: {{af|en|fierce|-en|id2=inchoative}} fierce + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} fiercen (third-person singular simple present fiercens, present participle fiercening, simple past and past participle fiercened)
  1. (transitive) To make fierce. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-fiercen-en-verb-yqkt1bgv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 34 35 30
  2. (transitive) To make fierce.
    (dialectal) To enliven.
    Tags: dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-fiercen-en-verb-p~CvgFs6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 34 35 30
  3. (intransitive) To become or grow fierce. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-fiercen-en-verb-leluEjWo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 34 35 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fiercen up, fiercening

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To make fierce."
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        "(transitive) To make fierce.",
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        "To become or grow fierce."
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        "(intransitive) To become or grow fierce."
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        "(transitive) To make fierce.",
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