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adiating

adiating is the present participle and gerund of adiate.

Meaning of adiate

Verb

adiate (third-person singular simple present adiates, present participle adiating, simple past and past participle adiated)

  1. (South Africa) To receive an inheritance.
    • If he adiates, the adiation should take place unconditionally and without limitation of time.1844, Hercules Tennant, The Notary's Manual: Containing: Instructions for the Notaries at the Cape of Good Hope

Questions about adiating

What is adiating the present participle and gerund of?
Adiating is the present participle and gerund of adiate.

Words near adiating in the dictionary

  1. adiathermal
  2. adiathermancy
  3. adiathermanous
  4. adiathermic
  5. adiathetic
  6. adiating
  7. Adib
  8. Adibasi
  9. Adibasis
  10. adibendan
  11. adic

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