Meanings
verbengolden (third-person singular simple present engoldens, present participle engoldening, simple past and past participle engoldened)
present singular third person engoldens · participle present engoldening · participle past engoldened · past engoldened
- transitiveTo render golden.
- literarytransitiveTo improve; to ameliorate.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinin-
- Old Frenchen-
- Middle Englishen-
- Englishen-
- Englishgolden
- Englishengolden
From en- (“an intensifying verbal circumfix”) + golden.
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engolden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engolden
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“engolden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engolden. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “engolden,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engolden.
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