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amained

amained is the simple past and past participle of amain.

Meaning of amain

Verb

amain (third-person singular simple present amains, present participle amaining, simple past and past participle amained)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To lower (the sail of a ship, particularly the topsail).
  2. (figuratively, obsolete, transitive) To decrease or reduce (something).
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To lower the topsail in token of surrender; to yield.

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Questions about amained

What is amained the simple past and past participle of?
Amained is the simple past and past participle of amain.

Words near amained in the dictionary

  1. Amaiba
  2. Amaibi
  3. Amaimon
  4. amain
  5. amaine
  6. amained
  7. amaining
  8. Amaka
  9. Amakcham
  10. amakebe
  11. Amaker

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