wealthen

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verb

To add wealth to; make wealthy

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Meanings

verbwealthen (third-person singular simple present wealthens, present participle wealthening, simple past and past participle wealthened)

present singular third person wealthens · participle present wealthening · participle past wealthened · past wealthened

  1. raretransitiveTo add wealth to; make wealthy

    The symbiosis with museum wealthened the Riga City library […]

    2002, Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
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    Lake Michigan and the railroads have made the city great. Much as the lakes have contributed to bless and to wealthen the town, its railroads today are of more importance to it than Lake Michigan and connecting waters.

    1910, Santa Fe Employes' Magazine, volume 5, page 67

Origin

From wealth + -en.

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Chicago

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