LOUDEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does louden mean? 

• LOUDEN (verb)
  The verb LOUDEN has 2 senses:

1. become louder

2. cause to become loud

  Familiarity information: LOUDEN used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOUDEN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become louder

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Context example:

The room loudened considerably

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)

Sense 2

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)