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articled

articled is the simple past and past participle of article.

Meaning of article

Verb

article (third-person singular simple present articles, present participle articling, simple past and past participle articled)

  1. (transitive) To bind by articles of apprenticeship.
    • to article an apprentice to a mechanic
  2. (obsolete) To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.
    • At noon dined alone with Sir W. Batten, where great discourse of Sir W. Pen, Sir W. Batten being, I perceive, quite out of love with him, thinking him too great and too high, and began to talk that the world do question his courage, upon which I told him plainly I have been told that he was...1665 April 3 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Samuel Pepys, Mynors Bright, transcriber, “March 25th, 1665 (Lady day)”, in Henry B[enjamin] Wheatley, editor, The Diary of Samuel Pepys […], volume...
  3. To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.
    • If […]all his errors and follies were articled against him, the man would seem vicious and miserable.1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC

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Adjective

articled (not comparable)

  1. bound under the articles of an apprenticeship

Words formed from articled

Phrases with articled

Questions about articled

What does articled mean?
Articled means bound under the articles of an apprenticeship.
What is articled the simple past and past participle of?
Articled is the simple past and past participle of article.
What part of speech is articled?
Articled is an adjective.

Words near articled in the dictionary

  1. Article 50
  2. article of death
  3. article of extraordinary value
  4. article of faith
  5. article of virtu
  6. articled
  7. articled clerk
  8. articled clerks
  9. articleless
  10. articlelessness
  11. articles

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