juicen

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From juice +‎ -en.

Verb[edit]

juicen (third-person singular simple present juicens, present participle juicening, simple past and past participle juicened)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, rare) To make or become juiced or juicy.
    • 1927, Oil and Gas Journal, volume 26, page 158:
      He was so hospitable that I almost stayed to lunch as they were to have turnip greens juicened with salt pork, of the fat variety.
    • 1986, The Indian Literary Review - Volume 4, Issues 1-3, page 38:
      The mulberry branch
      bearing up
      its heavy soft juicening fruit
      might swing down, []
    • 1995, Theater Week, volume 8, page 47:
      A basket of sliced focaccia, lightly grilled to a turn, arrives pronto with a small, silver, needle-spout pitcher of jade extra-virgin olive oil to juicen things up.
    • 2001, Hindi: Language, Discourse, [and] Writing, volume 2, page 35:
      OK then, let's say, Sambari
      Let's see
      if the fruit juicens instantly, or not
      greenlings ripen in the sunlight
      right up to the point of deception, or not.
    • 2004, David Ramm, This Business of the World, page 105:
      "But a job would help. Anything to juicen up Planet Y here."
    • 2012, Joey Ashley, Beyond Isness:
      'By the way,' Natasje decided to juicen the plot.

Danish[edit]

Noun[edit]

juicen

  1. definite singular of juice

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Noun[edit]

juicen m

  1. definite singular of juice

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

juicen m

  1. definite singular of juice

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

juicen

  1. definite singular of juice