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admoves

admoves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of admove.

Meaning of admove

Verb

admove (third-person singular simple present admoves, present participle admoving, simple past and past participle admoved)

  1. (obsolete) To move toward.
    • Thus if unto the powder of Loadstone or Iron we admove the North pole of the Loadstone, the powders or small divisions will erect and conform themselves thereto: but if the South pole approach, they will subside, and inverting their bodies respect the Loadstone with the other extream.1646/50, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica

Questions about admoves

What is admoves the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Admoves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of admove.

Words near admoves in the dictionary

  1. admortisation
  2. admortization
  3. admotion
  4. admove
  5. admoved
  6. admoves
  7. admoving
  8. admr.
  9. admrs.
  10. admrx.
  11. ADMs

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