"lowen" meaning in English

See lowen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: lowens [present, singular, third-person], lowening [participle, present], lowened [participle, past], lowened [past]
Rhymes: -əʊɪn Etymology: From low + -en. Etymology templates: {{af|en|low|-en|id2=inchoative}} low + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} lowen (third-person singular simple present lowens, present participle lowening, simple past and past participle lowened)
  1. (rare, transitive, intransitive) To make or become low. Tags: intransitive, rare, transitive

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