basen

English

Etymology

From base (adjective) +‎ -en.

Verb

basen (third-person singular simple present basens, present participle basening, simple past and past participle basened)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To make or become base (inferior or unworthy); to lower
   • 1897, Sir William Robertson Nicoll, James Macdonell, Journalist, page 186:

     If I had time I should write a long essay to show how much the political, and the ethical, and the theological teaching of the early Friends has basened that of modern England.

   • 1956, Carlin T. Kindilien, American poetry in the eighteen nineties:

     The Nation, self-immersed, sinks in the mires;
     It basens to a horde of the unjust.

Derived terms

• basening

Anagrams

• BANES, Banes, Benas, banes, beans, besan, nabes, nesba

Asturian

Verb

basen

1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of basar

Catalan

Verb

basen

1. third-person plural present indicative of basar

Dutch

Etymology 1

From English freebase. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːzə(n)/
• Hyphenation: ba‧sen
• Rhymes: -eːzən

Verb

basen

1. (transitive, intransitive, slang) to inhale or insufflate (heated cocaine)

Inflection

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaːzə(n)/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: ba‧sen
• Rhymes: -aːzən

Noun

basen

1. plural of base

Middle English

Noun

basen

1. Alternative form of basyn

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

basen m

1. definite singular of base

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

basen m

1. definite singular of base

Polish

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basen

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Etymology

Borrowed from French bassin, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin *baccinus, *baccinum, probably from Gaulish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.sɛn/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -asɛn
• Syllabification: ba‧sen

Noun

basen m inan (diminutive basenik)

1. pool, swimming pool

   Synonym: pływalnia

2. tank, basin (a collection point for liquids)
3. basin (an area that drains into a larger body of water)

   Synonym: zlewisko

   Hypernym: akwen

   basen oceaniczny ― ocean basin

   basen sedymentacyjny ― sedimentary basin

4. (nautical) wet dock

   Synonym: basen portowy

   Hypernym: akwen

5. basin, bedpan

Declension

Derived terms

See also

• dorzecze

Further reading

• basen in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• basen in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Verb

basen

1. inflection of basar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

basen

1. definite singular of bas

Anagrams

• benas

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈbasɛn/
  • (North Wales) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈbasan/, /ˈbəsɛn/, /ˈbəsan/, /sɛn/, /san/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbasɛn/
  • (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈbəsɛn/, /sɛn/
• Rhymes: -asɛn

Verb

basen

1. first/third-person plural conditional colloquial of bod

Mutation