verb
wilden
WYL-duhn
verb
1
To make something wild, or to become wilder or more untamed.
"Years of neglect let the once-tidy garden wilden into a thicket."
"The new policy aims to wilden parts of the coastline by removing old sea defenses."
How to Use Wilden
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo turn wild, or let something return to a wild state.
Common pairings
wilden the land
wilden a garden
Word Forms
wildened past tense, wildens singular
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Etymology
Formed from "wild" plus the verb-forming suffix "-en," the same pattern seen in "harden" and "soften."