milden

[mahyl-dn]

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verb (used with or without object)

to make or become mild or milder.

Origin of milden

First recorded in 1595–1605; mild + -en¹

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Related Words for milden

sweeten, soften, perfect, develop, season, age, maturate, mollify, arrive, grow, improve, ripe, milden

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Historical Examples of milden

Mrs. Milden had carried on two almost interrupted tete-a-tetes, first with one of her neighbours, then with the other.
Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches
Maurice Baring

British Dictionary definitions for milden

milden

verb

to make or become mild or milder

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