Definitions

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  • verb transitive, nonstandard To make younger.
  • verb transitive, nonstandard To become younger.

Etymologies

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youth +‎ -en

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Examples

  • I'm technically forty-one, but I've been awake for only nineteen years, so the Good Magician used youth elixir to youthen me back to my subjective age.

    Harpy Thyme Anthony, Piers, 1934- 1994

  • An aging population is a problem in Australia and it needs to be youthened down, youthen the average age down to ~25.

    Latest Articles Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2010

  • An aging population is a problem in Australia and it needs to be youthened down, youthen the average age down to ~25.

    Latest Articles Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2010

  • They're trying to youthen these things up, for sure.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • obviously economics in college and in high school wouldnt have helped youthen.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Would the Public Support “Cap and Refund”? 2010

  • It’s just that the fishing is the easiest way to show how either property ownership or regulation aids the market. can you actually not see the similarities between over fishing in on small area and over extracting oil? seriously? obviously economics in college and in high school wouldnt have helped youthen.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Would the Public Support “Cap and Refund”? 2010

  • "I think you should youthen her, and let the centaurs decide.

    Harpy Thyme Anthony, Piers, 1934- 1994

  • "I suppose we're lucky they didn't youthen into nothing.

    Dragon on a Pedestal Anthony, Piers 1983

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