"palen" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: palens [present, singular, third-person], palening [participle, present], palened [participle, past], palened [past]
Etymology: From pale + -en. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pale|en|id2=inchoative}} pale + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} palen (third-person singular simple present palens, present participle palening, simple past and past participle palened)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, rare) To make or become pale. Tags: intransitive, rare, transitive

Inflected forms

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