balden

present singular third person baldens · participle present baldening · participle past baldened · past baldened

1. transitiveTo make bald

   Now Champou's partner was the Court barber, and by the use of a peculiar hair oil which the two of them had concocted, they soon managed to balden the pates of all the male aristocracy of the place.

   1885, Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, Cobwebs

2. intransitiveTo become bald

   At 65 years old, the top of his head had baldened, but gray patches surrounded his ears.

   2010, Jordan Belcher, Tre Pound, page 123