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arrayed

/əˈɹeɪd/

arrayed is the simple past and past participle of array.

Meaning of array

Verb

array (third-person singular simple present arrays, present participle arraying, simple past and past participle arrayed)

  1. To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.
    • He was arrayed in his finest robes and jewels.
  2. To lay out in an orderly arrangement; to deploy or marshal.
    • It is a noble ambition, and the forces arrayed against it are mighty.2025, Karen Hao, Empire of AI, New York City: Penguin Press, →ISBN
  3. To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them one at a time.
    • Alſo, though there be no perſonal objection againſt the ſheriff, yet if he arrays the panel at the nomination, or under the direction of either party, this is good cauſe of challenge to the array.1768, William Blackstone, “Of the Trial by Jury”, in Commentaries on the Laws of England, book III (Of Private Wrongs), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 359

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Words formed from arrayed

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Questions about arrayed

What is arrayed the simple past and past participle of?
Arrayed is the simple past and past participle of array.
How do you pronounce arrayed?
Arrayed is pronounced /əˈɹeɪd/.

Words near arrayed in the dictionary

  1. array mbira
  2. array mbiras
  3. array programming
  4. arrayal
  5. arrayals
  6. arrayed
  7. arrayer
  8. arrayers
  9. arrayest
  10. arrayeth
  11. arraying

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