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boughten

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈbɔːtən/
  • rhymes with -ɔːtən
  • CMU ARPABET: B AO1 T AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having been purchased or bought (rather than homemade), storebought.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, Cornwall, US, West-Country, archaic, dialectal, not-comparable, rare

Examples

  • Is that a boughten chair?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: store-boughten

2

verb

Meaning 2

past participle of buy

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, archaic, dialectal, form-of, participle, past, rare

Examples

  • He has boughten that brand of cereal before.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

purchased; not homemade

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • my boughten clothes
  • a store-bought dress

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: store-bought

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From bought + -en (past participle ending of some verbs).