coldenv.
/ˈkəʊld(ə)n/ rare.
1. transitive. To make cold.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > make emotionally unfeeling [verb (transitive)] > make cold
coolc1330
frostbite1593
disinflame?1611
freezea1616
colden1860
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > make cold [verb (transitive)]
coldc1385
chill1399
refreidc1405
infrigidate1540
frigefact1599
frigefy1599
refrigerate1626
ice1804
frostify1833
wintrify1855
colden1860
1860 J. Epps Dom. Homœop. (1863) 129 A cold bath, coldened by ice.
1863 A. B. Grosart Small Sins (ed. 2) 87 To colden his ‘first love’.
2. intransitive. To become cold.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > lack sensitivity [verb (intransitive)] > grow cold
coolOE
keelc1325
coldc1374
freeze1557
colden1863
1863 A. B. Grosart Small Sins (ed. 2) 80 When the child of God suffers his thoughts to wander, his affections to colden.
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