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redden - What does it mean?

Definition of 'redden'

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To become red.
  • * 1769: , Bonnell Thornton (translation), "The Captives", The Comedies of Plautus , T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, page 341
  • But I will make you blush; nay, I will make you redden all over.
  • To make red.
  • * 1794: , "Mithridates", Poems on Several Occasions , W. Gordon, page 258
  • Ere this had redden'd with my odious blood.

    Derived terms

    * reddener English ergative verbs ----