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  /-ɪŋ/ , /ən/ , /ɛnˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/ , /ɛnˈlaɪt.ən.ɪŋ/ , /ɡɑː(ɹ)d.nə(ɹ)/ , /ˈfæt.nɪŋ/ , /ˈfæt.ən.ɪŋ/ , /ˈfæt.ən/ , /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/ , /ˈlaɪt.ən.ɪŋ/ , [n̩] , [ən]
  • When attached to certain adjectives, it forms a transitive verb whose meaning is, to make (adjective). Usually, the verb is ergative, sometimes not. The same construction could also be done to certain (fewer) nouns, as, strengthen, in which case the verb means roughly, "to give (noun) to", or "to become like (noun)".
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