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abacinates

abacinates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of abacinate.

Meaning of abacinate

Verb

abacinate (third-person singular simple present abacinates, present participle abacinating, simple past and past participle abacinated)

  1. (rare, transitive) To blind by holding a red-hot metal rod or plate before the eyes
    • "You young scapegrace," said Dandolo, "I will myself abacinate you — in the Venetian way." "How's that?" "Blind your eyes with the glare, not of hot irons, but of new ducats. Count your pile."1905, James M. Ludlow, Sir Raoul, page 233

Questions about abacinates

What is abacinates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Abacinates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of abacinate.

Words near abacinates in the dictionary

  1. abacha
  2. abaci
  3. abacillary
  4. abacinate
  5. abacinated
  6. abacinates
  7. abacinating
  8. abacination
  9. abacinations
  10. abacisci
  11. abaciscus

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