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betitling

betitling is the present participle and gerund of betitle.

Meaning of betitle

Verb

betitle (third-person singular simple present betitles, present participle betitling, simple past and past participle betitled)

  1. (archaic) To provided with a title; to entitle.
    • But for men, on this principle, to betitle themselves that they are the only men to rule kingdoms, govern nations, and give laws to people, and determine of property and liberty and everything else, —upon such a pretension as this is: truly they had need to give clear manifestations of God’s...1654 Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches, with Elucidations, ed. Thomas Carlyle, 3 vol., 1845

Questions about betitling

What is betitling the present participle and gerund of?
Betitling is the present participle and gerund of betitle.

Words near betitling in the dictionary

  1. betining
  2. Betio
  3. betitle
  4. betitled
  5. betitles
  6. betitling
  7. betitol
  8. Betjeman
  9. Betjemanesque
  10. Betjemanian
  11. Betker

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