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Meaning of scarcen | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
ˈskɛːsən

Definitions

  1. to become scarce
    dialectal, intransitive
  2. to make scarce, meager, or lean
    dialectal, transitive

Examples

“"Cap'n Ben says that the steamboats and launches are beginning to scarcen the mackerel and that they are not so plentiful this year as usual."”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

scarcened scarcening scarcens scare scare away scare into

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