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Definition of -en suffix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

-en

suffix
 
/ən/,
 
/n/
 
/ən/,
 
/n/
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  1. (in verbs) to make or become
    • blacken
    • sadden
  2. (in adjectives) made of; looking like
    • wooden
    • golden
  3. Word OriginOld English -nian, of Germanic origin.
See -en in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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