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LOUDEN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause to become loud
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "louden" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Verb group:
louden (become louder)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Antonym:
quieten (cause to be quiet or not talk)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Become louder
Example:
The room loudened considerably
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "louden" is one way to...):
change intensity (increase or decrease in intensity)
Verb group:
louden (cause to become loud)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Antonym:
quieten (become quiet or quieter)
