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Meaning of haughten | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To make or become haughty.

ambitransitive, rare

Examples

“Till now her innocent wrongs, endured in isolation, had hardened and, if the word be permissible, haughtened her.”
“And when, the day's work well accomplished, and the haughty, Haughtoned rival betook his weary and humbled prowess back to his haunts of New Jersey or Connecticut, the Jester, stein in hand, would sit before his birch fire and discuss the salient features of the famous game, as if the world itself had stopped wagging for a moment to gaze in awe at the grassy gridiron and wave a crimson flag above the cheering multitudes.”
“"Obviously," said Michael, haughtening his accent.”
“A haughtening sprits.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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