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meeten

verb

Etymology

From meet (“fit, suitable”) + -en.

  1. derived from *meh₂d-✻ — “to come, meet”
  2. inherited from *mōtijaną✻
  3. inherited from *mōtijan✻
  4. inherited from mētan
  5. inherited from meten
  6. suffixed as meeten — “meet + en”

Definitions

  1. To make or become suitable.

    • Let us accustom ourselves to contemplate the most eminent examples of this spirit, that, by daily imitating them, we may, through grace, be progressively "meetening" for the participation of their inheritance.
    • Self-discipline meetens. Sorrow meetens. Suffering meetens.

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