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sadden(dictionary)

sadden (iou)



sadden verb. LME.
[from SAD adjective + -EN5.]
verb trans. Make solid or firm; compress, compact (foll. by down); make cohesive. Now dial. LME.
b. verb intrans. Become stiff or solid. M17-M18.
verb trans. & intrans. Make or become sad or gloomy in feeling or (occas.) appearance. E17.
D. Madden It saddens his daughter very much to see him so lonely.
verb trans. Dull or tone down (a colour on cloth) by applying certain chemicals. L18.