gooden verb4 •To make good; improve; better; perfect.The passive voice is all-pervasive. This is a world in which virtue is achieved by not doing things, only thus, like Jesus (Wright tells us) may we “be Goodened with Good. — 2010 •To become good. •(dialect, UK) To grow; improve; prosper. •(dialect) To perambulate, usually town to town, collecting alms, gifts, or small gratuities before Christmas-time, usually on St. Thomas's Day.In 1899 the oldest dame who took part in the ceremony was aged ninety-three, while in 1904 a widow "goodened" for the thirtieth year in succession. — 1910 formsgoodened · goodening · goodens