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Meaning of sparsen | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

To make or become sparse.

ambitransitive, rare

Examples

“Again and again, as Beckett's narrative structures tighten⟳ and sparsen after the word frenzy of Malone Dies and The Unnamable, we see⟳ this effect re-emerging as the underlying condition of narrative voice.”

CEFR level

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

sparsened sparsens sparsified sparsifies sparsify sparsifying

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