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calcating

calcating is the present participle and gerund of calcate.

Meaning of calcate

Verb

calcate (third-person singular simple present calcates, present participle calcating, simple past and past participle calcated)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of trample: to crush or stomp underfoot.
    • It should be calcated with ones feet.1657, Richard Tomlinson, translating Jean de Renou as A Medicinal Dispensatory, sig. Yyy4v
    Synonyms:
    trample

Questions about calcating

What is calcating the present participle and gerund of?
Calcating is the present participle and gerund of calcate.

Words near calcating in the dictionary

  1. calcate
  2. calcated
  3. Calcaterra
  4. Calcaterras
  5. calcates
  6. calcating
  7. calcation
  8. calcations
  9. calcatories
  10. calcatory
  11. Calcavella

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