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benedicted

benedicted is the simple past and past participle of benedict.

Meaning of benedict

Verb

benedict (third-person singular simple present benedicts, present participle benedicting, simple past and past participle benedicted)

  1. (rare) to bless.
    • Now, dis explanation o' de rose dance ain't on my own account, for I des' now tol' yer dat, so far as I'm concerned, it wouldn't make no diff'ence to me if I'd 'a' been requi'ed to go to hell for her — I'd 'a' went — in joy — for de fulfilment o' de love which Gord A'mighty done benedicted my heart...1905, Ruth McEnery Stuart, The Second Wooing of Salina Sue, and Other Stories, page 181
    Antonyms:
    maledict
  2. To poach and serve on an English muffin with ham or bacon and hollandaise sauce.
    • His pancakes were never just ordinary pancakes: they were airy creations mushroomed in sauce, or they were crepes suzette. Eggs were shirred, mornayed or benedicted.1965, The Reader's Digest - Volume 86, page 246

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Questions about benedicted

What is benedicted the simple past and past participle of?
Benedicted is the simple past and past participle of benedict.

Words near benedicted in the dictionary

  1. Benedict's reagent
  2. Benedict's solution
  3. Benedict's test
  4. Benedict's tests
  5. Benedicta
  6. benedicted
  7. Benedictin
  8. Benedictine
  9. Benedictines
  10. benedicting
  11. Benedictinism

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