fainten

verb

Etymology

From faint + -en (verbal suffix).

  1. derived from *dʰeyǵʰ-
  2. derived from fingo
  3. derived from faint
  4. inherited from faynt
  5. formed as fainten — “faint + -en

Definitions

  1. To make or become faint.

    • Thou wilt not be, either so little absent as not to whet our appetites, nor so long as to fainten the heart.

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