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accoyed

accoyed is the simple past and past participle of accoy.

Meaning of accoy

Verb

accoy (third-person singular simple present accoys, present participle accoying, simple past and past participle accoyed)

  1. (obsolete) To soothe, to calm; to assuage, to subdue.
    • Of faire Pæana I received was,
      And oft imbrast, as if that I were hee,
      And with kind words accoyd, vowing great love to mee.1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.8

Questions about accoyed

What is accoyed the simple past and past participle of?
Accoyed is the simple past and past participle of accoy.

Words near accoyed in the dictionary

  1. accowardized
  2. accowardizes
  3. accowardizing
  4. accoy
  5. Accoya
  6. accoyed
  7. accoying
  8. accoys
  9. ACCP
  10. ACCPDS
  11. ACCPN

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