wilden

verb

wilden

verb

/ˈwaɪldən/

Etymology From wild + -en.

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Ambitransitive to make or become wild or wilder

  • The glorification of the business-man which is the effect of the present government's capital profits, expense account and pension fund policies is ‘wildening’ our capitalism.1965, Wayland Hilton Young, Wayland Kennet, Thirty-four Articles, page 70:
  • His alembic furnished Highland spring water. We sat for a while in companionable silence. The weather wildened.2010, Poul Anderson, Operation Luna:
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  • In any event, our relations with Dorthillion have become poor since the ways have wildened.2011, K. S. Mulholland, Varlarsaga, volume 2, page 114:

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