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Vinony

ridden

adjective

  1. to be full of or afflicted by
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪd.n̩/ / [ˈɹʷɪ.dn̩] / [ˈɹʷɪ.d̚n̩]

adj

Etymology: Morphologically ride + -en. See ride (verb).

  1. Full of.
  2. Oppressed, dominated or plagued by.

verb

Etymology: Morphologically rid + -en. See rid.

  1. past participle of rid

    “As the New York traders to reach the Miami country passed through that of the Iroquois, the French devised a plan, which, if successful, would soon have ridden them of the English encroachments.”