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afflating

afflating is the present participle and gerund of afflate.

Meaning of afflate

Verb

afflate (third-person singular simple present afflates, present participle afflating, simple past and past participle afflated)

  1. (obsolete) To fill, especially with divine inspiration.
    • There was[…]a “spirit of courage” breathed into his [sc. Luther's] being, of which the heroism of this world knows nothing. Nor may we question that the same afflating influence could have wrought an equal boldness in creatures whose constitutional timidity was excessive and effeminate.1853, George Cubitt, The Life of Martin Luther, page 323

Questions about afflating

What is afflating the present participle and gerund of?
Afflating is the present participle and gerund of afflate.

Words near afflating in the dictionary

  1. affixture
  2. affixtures
  3. afflate
  4. afflated
  5. afflates
  6. afflating
  7. afflation
  8. afflations
  9. afflatus
  10. afflatuses
  11. Affleck

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