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(transitive) To affect or infect with blight; (by extension) to hinder or impede the growth or development of; stunt.

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blighten

Source Word

blighten

transitive

(transitive) To affect or infect with blight; (by extension) to hinder or impede the growth or development of; stunt.

Japanese Meaning

病害を引き起こす、または感染させる / （その結果として）成長や発展を妨げる、足を引っ張る

If the inspectors fail to find the infected stock, the disease could blighten nearby orchards within weeks.

検査官が感染した作物を見つけられなければ、その病気は数週間で近隣の果樹園を枯れ病に感染させる可能性がある。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To affect or infect with blight; (by extension) to hinder or impede the growth or development of; stunt.

blightens

（ present singular third-person ）

blightening

（ participle present ）

blightened

（ participle past ）

blightened

（ past ）