crispen

English

Etymology

crisp + en

Verb

crispen (third-person singular simple present crispens, present participle crispening, simple past and past participle crispened)

  1. (transitive) To make crisp.
  2. (intransitive) To become crisp.

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin crispō and Old French crespir; equivalent to crisp (curly) + -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrispən/

Verb

crispen

  1. To curl; to have curls.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: crisp
  • Scots: crisp

References

Spanish

Verb

crispen

  1. inflection of crispar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative
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