ambiating
ambiating is the present participle and gerund of ambiate.
Meaning of ambiate
Verb
ambiate (third-person singular simple present ambiates, present participle ambiating, simple past and past participle ambiated)
- To ambition; to covet; to seek after ambitiously or eagerly.
- 'Tis a great piece of the corruption of our depraved nature, to ambiate things moſt prohibited : […]1649, Josiah Shute, “The Sixteenth Sermon”, in Sarah and Hagar: or, Genesis the ſixteenth Chapter opened, in XIX Sermons, London: […] J. L. and Humphrey Moſely, page 166
Questions about ambiating
- What is ambiating the present participle and gerund of?
- Ambiating is the present participle and gerund of ambiate.
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