"worthen" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: worthens [present, singular, third-person], worthening [participle, present], worthened [participle, past], worthened [past]
Etymology: From worth + -en. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|worth|en|id2=inchoative}} worth + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} worthen (third-person singular simple present worthens, present participle worthening, simple past and past participle worthened)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To give worth to; value; make or become worth or worthy; appraise. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-worthen-en-verb-mlINLLox Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From worth (“to become”). Etymology templates: {{m|enm|worth||to become}} worth (“to become”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} worthen
  1. past participle of worth. Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: worth
    Sense id: en-worthen-en-verb-i5xHU-Cl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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