milden

[ mahyl-dn ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to make or become mild or milder.

milden

/ ˈmaɪldən /

verb

1. to make or become mild or milder

Word History and Origins

Origin of milden¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; mild + -en ¹

Example Sentences

"I'm going to be sent back, to be killed," says the 43-year-old who travelled with his daughter Rosalinda, 11, and nephew Milden, 14.

From BBC

“I saw a lot of stress,” said Sidney Milden, who ran for Zarowin at Brooklyn Tech and has been an assistant at Hunter, on and off, since 1986.

From New York Times

A New Jersey man, Greg Milden, 40, also was charged.

From Washington Post

Maria Milden was at Washington," observed Harriet, "when the British burnt the President's House and the Capitol, and she told us all about it, for she was so fortunate as to see the whole.

From Project Gutenberg

Pan Grothus was thinking how to milden the pain which he had roused in Pan Gideon unwittingly, and how to console the man in suffering.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• soften
• sweeten