An archaic or dialectal form meaning to make even, level, or equal; to equalize or smooth out.
From Old English 'efen' or 'even,' meaning to make level or equal. This verb form represents a much older stage of English when 'evene' was a regular conjugation.
Many old English verbs like 'evene' disappeared as the language simplified its verb endings—we now say 'even out' instead, but 'evene' reminds us that English once had a richer system of verb forms.
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