"nicen" meaning in English

See nicen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: nicens [present, singular, third-person], nicening [participle, present], nicened [participle, past], nicened [past]
Etymology: From nice + -en. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nice|en|id2=inchoative}} nice + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} nicen (third-person singular simple present nicens, present participle nicening, simple past and past participle nicened)
  1. (intransitive) To become nicer. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-nicen-en-verb-0hwryFPX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (transitive) To make nicer. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-nicen-en-verb-UVCLGD4S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nicen up

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To make nicer."
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