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- [wiz-uh n; wee-zuh n]
- /ˈwɪz ən; ˈwi zən/
- /ˈwaɪ.zən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wiz-uh n; wee-zuh n]
- /ˈwɪz ən; ˈwi zən/
Definitions of wizen word
- abbreviation WIZEN wizened. 1
- noun wizen Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness. 1
- verb wizen to make or become shrivelled 0
- verb transitive wizen to dry up; wither; shrivel 0
- abbreviation WIZEN wizened 0
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Origin of wizen
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English wisenen, Old English wisnian; cognate with Old Norse visna to wither; (adj.) shortened form of wizened
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Parts of speech for Wizen
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wizen popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
wizen usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wizen
verb wizen
- dehydrate — When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it.
- deplete — To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it.
- devitalize — to lower or destroy the vitality of; make weak or lifeless
- divest — to strip of clothing, ornament, etc.: The wind divested the trees of their leaves.
- drain — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
Antonyms for wizen
verb wizen
- dampen — To dampen something such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense.
- expand — explain
- fill — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- moisten — Wet slightly.