vaguen

== English == === Etymology === From vague +‎ -en (suffix forming transitive verbs from adjectives, meaning ‘to make [adjective]’), coined by Irish writer Samuel Beckett (1906–1989), apparently first in a manuscript note to himself on an initial typescript of his play Happy Days (1961). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈveɪɡən/ Rhymes: -eɪɡən Homophones: vegan (one pronunciation), Vegan Hyphenation: va‧guen === Verb === vaguen (third-person singular simple present vaguens, present participle vaguening, simple past and past participle vaguened) (informal) (transitive) To make (something) vague or more vague; to blur, to obscure. [from 1961] (intransitive) To become (more) vague; to blur. ==== Usage notes ==== The word is chiefly used in relation to Beckett’s works and writing style. ==== Derived terms ==== vaguened (adjective) vaguening (noun) ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === ungave == Catalan == === Verb === vaguen third-person plural present indicative of vagar == Galician == === Verb === vaguen inflection of vagar: third-person plural present subjunctive third-person plural imperative == Spanish == === Verb === vaguen inflection of vagar: third-person plural present subjunctive third-person plural imperative