blanken

English

Etymology

From blank +‎ -en.

Verb

blanken (third-person singular simple present blankens, present participle blankening, simple past and past participle blankened)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To make or become blank
   • 1949, House in the Sun, page 167:

     I asked Obdulia if she weren't afraid of the police. Her face blankened. "Oh, I never saw the witch, senor," she said.

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Dutch

Etymology 1

From blank +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɑŋ.kə(n)/
• Hyphenation: blan‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɑŋkən

Verb

blanken

1. (intransitive) to glow in a white or pallid colour

Inflection

Conjugation of blanken (weak)
infinitive	blanken
past singular	blankte
past participle	geblankt
infinitive	blanken
gerund	blanken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	blank	blankte
2nd person sing. (jij)	blankt	blankte
2nd person sing. (u)	blankt	blankte
2nd person sing. (gij)	blankt	blankte
3rd person singular	blankt	blankte
plural	blanken	blankten
subjunctive sing.1	blanke	blankte
subjunctive plur.1	blanken	blankten
imperative sing.	blank
imperative plur.1	blankt
participles	blankend	geblankt
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English blank.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɛŋ.kə(n)/
• Hyphenation: blan‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɛŋkən

Verb

blanken

1. (transitive) to blank

Inflection

Conjugation of blanken (weak)
infinitive	blanken
past singular	blankte
past participle	geblankt
infinitive	blanken
gerund	blanken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	blank	blankte
2nd person sing. (jij)	blankt	blankte
2nd person sing. (u)	blankt	blankte
2nd person sing. (gij)	blankt	blankte
3rd person singular	blankt	blankte
plural	blanken	blankten
subjunctive sing.1	blanke	blankte
subjunctive plur.1	blanken	blankten
imperative sing.	blank
imperative plur.1	blankt
participles	blankend	geblankt
1) Archaic.

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German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

blanken

1. inflection of blank:
   1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
   2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
   3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
   4. strong dative plural
   5. weak/mixed all-case plural