FromMiddle Englishmekenen,meknen, equivalent tomeek +-en.
meeken (third-person singular simple presentmeekens,present participlemeekening,simple past and past participlemeekened)
- (ambitransitive) To make or becomemeek orsubmissive.
1779,John Wesley,Collection of Psalms and Hymns. The Collection:Tear each other's flesh no more,
But kindly think and speak the same;
All express themeekening power
And spirit Of the Lamb!
2001,Christian Bök,Eunoia:"Whenever Helen sleeps, her fevered restmeekens her; hence, she re-emerges enfeebled -- her strength, expended; her reserves, depleted."
