youthen

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UK/ˈjuːθən/US/ˈjuθən/

verb

To make younger or more youthful.

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Meanings

verbyouthen (third-person singular simple present youthens, present participle youthening, simple past and past participle youthened)

present singular third person youthens · participle present youthening · participle past youthened · past youthened

  1. transitiveTo make younger or more youthful.

    It youthened her, melted the stark, hungry grip about her mouth.

    1897, George Egerton, Symphonies, page 97
    1 more example

    Mr. Wilson can hardly be unaware that once a writer chooses to youthen or resurrect a word, it lives again...

    1966, Congress for Cultural Freedom, Encounter, Volume 26, page 84
  2. intransitiveTo become younger or more youthful.

    He nods, time traveling to a point when there were no central lines, no low blood counts, no immunosuppressive drugs. His face youthens momentarily as he bridges back to a point on a timeline that has none of this devastation on it.

    2008, Patrice Rancour, Tales from the Pager Chronicles, page 7

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
youngen

Origin

From youth + -en.

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Cite this entry
APA

youthen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youthen

MLA

“youthen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youthen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “youthen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youthen.

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