balden

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English

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Etymology

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From bald +‎ -en.

Verb

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balden (third-person singular simple present baldens, present participle baldening, simple past and past participle baldened)

  1. (transitive) To make bald
    • 1885, Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, Cobwebs:
      Now Champou's partner was the Court barber, and by the use of a peculiar hair oil which the two of them had concocted, they soon managed to balden the pates of all the male aristocracy of the place.
  2. (intransitive) To become bald
    • 2010, Jordan Belcher, Tre Pound, page 123:
      At 65 years old, the top of his head had baldened, but gray patches surrounded his ears.

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Catalan

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Verb

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balden

  1. third-person plural present indicative of baldar

Danish

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Noun

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balden c

  1. definite singular of balde

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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balden

  1. inflection of ballen:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

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Northern Sami

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Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpalːten/

Verb

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balden

  1. first-person singular past indicative of baldit

Spanish

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Verb

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balden

  1. inflection of baldar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative