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costen.

To try; tempt.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkɒ.sən/
  1. To try; tempt.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English costnien, from Old English costnian, subsidiary form of Old English costian (“to tempt, try, prove, examine”), from Proto-Germanic *kustōną (“to try, taste”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to enjoy, taste”). Cognate with German kosten (“to taste”). More at choose.

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