bulken

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English

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Etymology

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From bulk +‎ -en (verbal suffix).

Verb

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bulken (third-person singular simple present bulkens, present participle bulkening, simple past and past participle bulkened)

  1. (intransitive) To put on bulk; become bulky
    • 2002, Ken Catran, Tomorrow the Dark, page 186:
      Through the gaps, moonlight bulkened into a ghastly squatting outline.

Usage notes

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  • Usually used with up: e.g. to bulken up
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