milden

M3I1L1D2E1N1

verb

To make or become mild or milder.

OriginEnglish mild ← Middle English milde ← Old English milde →
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Meanings

verbmilden (third-person singular simple present mildens, present participle mildening, simple past and past participle mildened)

present singular third person mildens · participle present mildening · participle past mildened · past mildened

  1. ambitransitiveTo make or become mild or milder.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
  2. Proto-Germanic*mildijaz
  3. Old Englishmilde
  4. Middle Englishmilde
  5. Englishmild
  6. Englishmilden

From mild + -en.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MedlinMindellimned
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APA

milden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milden

MLA

“milden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milden. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “milden,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milden.

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