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red⋅den

[red-n]
–verb (used with object)
1. to make or cause to become red.
–verb (used without object)
2. to become red.
3. to blush; flush.

Origin:
1605–15; red 1 + -en 1
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red·den   (rěd'n)   
v.   red·dened, red·den·ing, red·dens

v.   tr.
To make red.
v.   intr.
  1. To become red.

  2. To blush.

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