meeken

meeken
To make or become meek or submissive.

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  • Meeken — Meek Meek, Meeken Meek en ( n), v. t. To make meek; to nurture in gentleness and humility. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • meeken — meek·en …   English syllables

  • meeken — ˈmēkən verb ( ed ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English meknen, from mek, adjective + nen en transitive verb : meek II intransitive verb : to become me …   Useful english dictionary

  • Meek — Meek, Meeken Meek en ( n), v. t. To make meek; to nurture in gentleness and humility. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Borbecker Platt — Borbecksch Platt Gesprochen in Essen, Oberhausen, Bottrop (das Gebiet der ehemaligen Stadt Borbeck) (Deutschland) Sprecher Unbekannt Linguistische Klassifikation Indogermanisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Borbecksch platt — Gesprochen in Essen, Oberhausen, Bottrop (das Gebiet der ehemaligen Stadt Borbeck) (Deutschland) Sprecher Unbekannt Linguistische Klassifikation Indogermanisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • take down a peg — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. meeken, demean, chastise, chasten; see humble …   English dictionary for students

  • mollify — v 1. soften, mellow, gentle, meeken; relax, loosen, ease up, let up on; subdue, tame, smooth down, tone down; pacify, calm, compose, tranquilize, lull, soothe, still, quiet, hush; appease, Archaic. attemper, placate, dulcify; solace, console,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • mortify — v 1. humiliate, humble, bring down, Inf. take or bring down a notch or peg, Sl. put down, make [s.o.] eat humble pie, pull down, make lowly, bring low, teach [s.o.] his place, Inf. make [s.o.] sing small, meeken, chasten, subdue; disgrace, shame …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • set — v 1. put, place, position, move into position; situate, locate, localize, plant, mount; deposit, reposit, lay down, plump, rest; land, bring down, bring in, set down; park, station, stick; lodge, quarter; slap, tuck, slip, insert; implant,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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