scarcen
verb/ˈskɛːsən/UK/ˈskɛɚsən/US
Etymology
From scarce + -en.
- derived from ex-
- derived from *scarpsus✻
- derived from scars
- inherited from scars
Definitions
to become scarce
to make scarce, meager, or lean
- "Cap'n Ben says that the steamboats and launches are beginning to scarcen the mackerel and that they are not so plentiful this year as usual."
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for scarcen. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA