ranken

See also: Ranken

English

Etymology

From rank +‎ -en (verbal suffix).

Verb

ranken (third-person singular simple present rankens, present participle rankening, simple past and past participle rankened)

1. (rare, transitive, intransitive) To make or become rank
   • 1868, John Mockett Cramp, Baptist History, page 299:

     In a word, it is good for nothing but to despatch men out of the world that are burdensome, and to ranken churchyards.

   • 1993, Nelson C. Nye, Trigger Talk/the Wolf That Rode, page 202:

     His glance passed again over the patched-up rigs and spavined horses dejectedly standing in this rain-rankened muck.

   • 1996, Annie Proulx, Postcards, page 257:

     The room smoked with cold. Smoke rankened the air.

Anagrams

• Kernan, enrank

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɑŋkən

Noun

ranken

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of rank

Anagrams

• karnen, kranen

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German

Etymology

From Ranke (“tendril”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁaŋkən/, [ˈʁaŋkŋ̩]

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• Hyphenation: ran‧ken

Verb

1. (intransitive or reflexive, sich ranken) to grow in tendrils (of plants like ivy)
2. (figuratively, with haben, ranken haben) to be told (of stories, myths, etc.)

Derived terms

• beranken
• emporranken
• hochranken
• umranken

Adjective

ranken

1. inflection of rank:
   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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

ranken m

1. definite singular of ranke