scarcen

scarc·en
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UK/ˈskɛːsən/US/ˈskɛɚsən/

verb

to become scarce

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Meanings

verbscarcen (third-person singular simple present scarcens, present participle scarcening, simple past and past participle scarcened)

present singular third person scarcens · participle present scarcening · participle past scarcened · past scarcened

  1. dialectalintransitiveto become scarce
  2. dialectaltransitiveto 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."

    1909, Amy Ella Blanchard, Wit's End, page 233

Origin

From scarce + -en.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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