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aphetizing

aphetizing is the present participle and gerund of aphetize.

Meaning of aphetize

Verb

aphetize (third-person singular simple present aphetizes, present participle aphetizing, simple past and past participle aphetized)

  1. (transitive) To shorten by aphesis.

Questions about aphetizing

What is aphetizing the present participle and gerund of?
Aphetizing is the present participle and gerund of aphetize.

Words near aphetizing in the dictionary

  1. aphetism
  2. aphetisms
  3. aphetize
  4. aphetized
  5. aphetizes
  6. aphetizing
  7. aphicidal
  8. aphicide
  9. aphicides
  10. aphid
  11. aphid lion

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