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milden

[mahyl-dn]
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verb (used with or without object)
  1. to make or become mild or milder.
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Origin of milden

First recorded in 1595–1605; mild + -en1
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Historical Examples

  • 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
  1. to make or become mild or milder
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