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This ROOT-WORD is the Suffix EN which means MADE OF & MAKE. EN is a simple key and the roots to which EN is added are all simple words. When the word is an adjective EN means MADE OF, when it is a verb, EN means MAKE.


1. Silken: silk EN (sil’ ken) adj.

Made of silk


2. Brazen: braz EN (braze’ en) adj.

Made of brass


3. Frozen: froz EN (froze’en) adj.

Made icy; as, frozen foods


4. Hempen: hemp EN (hem’ pen) adj.

Made of hemp; as, rope


5. Molten: molt EN (molt’en) adj.

Made by melting


6. Oaken: oak EN (o’ ken) adj.

Made of oak


7. Woolen: wool EN (wool’ en) adj.

Made of wool


8. Wooden: wood EN (wood’ en) adj.

Made of wood


9. Golden: gold EN (gol’ den) adj.

Made of gold


10. Broaden: broad EN (broad’ en) v.

Make broad; widen


11. Brighten: bright EN (brite’ en) v.

Make bright


12. Hasten: hast EN (hase’ en) v.

Make haste; put on speed


13. Heighten: height EN (hite’ en) v.

Make high; increase


14. Lighten: light EN (lite’ en) v.

Make light; reduce


15. Roughen: rough EN (ruf’ en) v.

Make rough


16. Toughen: tough EN (tuf’ en) v.

Make tough; strengthen


17. Soften: soft EN (sof’ en) v.

Make soft


18. Smoothen: smooth EN (smue’ then) v.

Make smooth


19. Whiten: whit EN (hwite’ en) v.

Make while


20. Frighten: fright EN (frite’ en) v.

Make fearful


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