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circumflect

circumflect verb: to mark with a circumflex; hence to accentuate or emphasize.

Verb

circumflect (third-person singular simple present circumflects, present participle circumflecting, simple past and past participle circumflected)

  1. (transitive) To mark with a circumflex; hence to accentuate or emphasize.
  2. To bend around.

Forms of circumflect

third-person singular presentcircumflects
present participlecircumflecting
past participlecircumflected
pastcircumflected

Questions about circumflect

What does circumflect mean?
Circumflect means to mark with a circumflex; hence to accentuate or emphasize.
What part of speech is circumflect?
Circumflect is a verb.
What is the past tense of circumflect?
The past tense of circumflect is circumflected.

Words near circumflect in the dictionary

  1. circumfixations
  2. circumfixed
  3. circumfixes
  4. circumfixing
  5. circumflagellar
  6. circumflect
  7. circumflected
  8. circumflecting
  9. circumflection
  10. circumflections
  11. circumflects

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