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chiropract

Syllables: chi·ro·pract/ˈkaɪɹoʊˌpɹækt/

chiropract verb: to perform chiropractic (upon).

Verb

chiropract (third-person singular simple present chiropracts, present participle chiropracting, simple past and past participle chiropracted)

  1. (ambitransitive) To perform chiropractic (upon).

Forms of chiropract

third-person singular presentchiropracts
present participlechiropracting
past participlechiropracted
pastchiropracted

Origin of chiropract

Back-formation from chiropractor.

Questions about chiropract

What does chiropract mean?
Chiropract means to perform chiropractic (upon).
What part of speech is chiropract?
Chiropract is a verb.
How do you pronounce chiropract?
Chiropract is pronounced /ˈkaɪɹoʊˌpɹækt/.
What is the past tense of chiropract?
The past tense of chiropract is chiropracted.

Words near chiropract in the dictionary

  1. chiropodist
  2. chiropodistry
  3. chiropodists
  4. chiropodous
  5. chiropody
  6. chiropract
  7. chiropracted
  8. chiropracteur
  9. chiropractic
  10. chiropractics
  11. chiropracting

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