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ambitioning

ambitioning is the present participle and gerund of ambition.

Meaning of ambition

Verb

ambition (third-person singular simple present ambitions, present participle ambitioning, simple past and past participle ambitioned)

  1. To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
    • Pausanias, ambitioning the sovereignty of Greece, bargains with Xerxes for his daughter in marriage.1746, C Turnbull, The Histories Of Marcus Junianus Justinus

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Questions about ambitioning

What is ambitioning the present participle and gerund of?
Ambitioning is the present participle and gerund of ambition.

Words near ambitioning in the dictionary

  1. ambitionate
  2. ambitionated
  3. ambitionates
  4. ambitionating
  5. ambitioned
  6. ambitioning
  7. ambitionist
  8. ambitionists
  9. ambitionize
  10. ambitionized
  11. ambitionizes

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