fiercen

From fierce +‎ -en.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪəsən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪəɹsən/
• Hyphenation: fierc‧en

fiercen (third-person singular simple present fiercens, present participle fiercening, simple past and past participle fiercened)

1. (transitive) To make fierce.
   1. (dialectal) To enliven.
2. (intransitive) To become or grow fierce.

• fiercen up
• fiercening

• “fiercen, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “fiercen”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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