meeken

English

Etymology

From Middle English mekenen, meknen, equivalent to meek +‎ -en.

Verb

meeken (third-person singular simple present meekens, present participle meekening, simple past and past participle meekened)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To make or become meek or submissive.
   • 1779, John Wesley, Collection of Psalms and Hymns. The Collection:

     Tear each other's flesh no more,
     But kindly think and speak the same;
     All express the meekening power
     And spirit Of the Lamb!

   • 2001, Christian Bök, Eunoia:

     "Whenever Helen sleeps, her fevered rest meekens her; hence, she re-emerges enfeebled -- her strength, expended; her reserves, depleted."

Anagrams

• keneme