encrimson

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verb

To make crimson or redden.

OriginEnglish crimson ← Middle English en- ← Old French en- →
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Meanings

verbencrimson (third-person singular simple present encrimsons, present participle encrimsoning, simple past and past participle encrimsoned)

present singular third person encrimsons · participle present encrimsoning · participle past encrimsoned · past encrimsoned

  1. transitiveTo make crimson or redden.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Old Frenchen-
  6. Middle Englishen-
  7. Englishen-
  8. Englishcrimson
  9. Englishencrimson

From en- + crimson.

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APA

encrimson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encrimson

MLA

“encrimson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encrimson. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encrimson,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encrimson.

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