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blighten

verb

Etymology

From blight + -en.

  1. inherited from *bʰleyǵ-✻ — “to shine”
  2. inherited from *blaikaz✻ — “pale; white”
  3. inherited from *blaik✻
  4. inherited from blǣcþa — “leprosy”
  5. inherited from *bleighte✻
  6. formed as blighten — “blight + -en”

Definitions

  1. To affect or infect with blight

    To affect or infect with blight; (by extension) to hinder or impede the growth or development of; stunt.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA