Home › Words › C › closenclosen/ˈkləʊsən/closen means to make or become close.closen is pronounced /ˈkləʊsən/.EtymologyFrom close (adjective) + -en.verbTo make or become close.e.g.“Warner Bros. was unusual in not closening its ties with Wall Street during the early 1930s.” — 2004, James Chapman, Cinemas of the World: Film and Society from 1895 to the Present:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.beclose 77% match — To shut up or in; enclose; enwrap. vs closen →close 73% match — To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.; To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed. vs closen →closing 68% match — The act by which something is closed. vs closen →closely 64% match — In a close manner. vs closen →perclose 62% match — Conclusion; end. vs closen →interclose 62% match — To shut in; to enclose. vs closen →closeness 62% match — The state of being close (all senses). vs closen →clenched 61% match — Closed tightly. vs closen →