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amplexed

amplexed is the simple past and past participle of amplex.

Meaning of amplex

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.

Questions about amplexed

What is amplexed the simple past and past participle of?
Amplexed is the simple past and past participle of amplex.

Words near amplexed in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: amplexed (page history and authors); amplex (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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