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Sense: 1
Origin: Old English
Sense: 2
Origin: Old English -nian

-en

 suffix
     
-en
1 [in adjectives]XX made of a particular material or substance:
a golden crown
wooden seats
2 [in verbs]XX to make something have a particular quality:
darken (=make or become dark)
strengthen (=make or become stronger)
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