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amplex

amplex verb: to engage in amplexus.

Verb

amplex (third-person singular simple present amplexes, present participle amplexing, simple past and past participle amplexed)

  1. To engage in amplexus.
    Synonyms:
    amplect
  2. (archaic) To embrace.

Synonyms of amplex

Forms of amplex

third-person singular presentamplexes
present participleamplexing
past participleamplexed
pastamplexed

Origin of amplex

Either from Latin amplexor or amplex-, past participial stem of amplector.

Questions about amplex

What does amplex mean?
Amplex means to engage in amplexus.
What part of speech is amplex?
Amplex is a verb.
What is the past tense of amplex?
The past tense of amplex is amplexed.

Words near amplex in the dictionary

  1. Ampleforth
  2. ampleness
  3. ampler
  4. ampless
  5. amplest
  6. amplex
  7. amplexation
  8. amplexed
  9. amplexes
  10. amplexicaul
  11. amplexicauline

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