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conceiting

conceiting is the present participle and gerund of conceit.

Meaning of conceit

Verb

conceit (third-person singular simple present conceits, present participle conceiting, simple past and past participle conceited)

  1. (obsolete) To form an idea; to think.
    • Those whose […] vulgar apprehensions conceit but low of matrimonial purposes.1643, John Milton, The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To conceive.
    • [T]his Medicine he conceits worse than the Disesase.c. 1620s, Elizabeth Cary [misattributed to Henry Cary], The History Of the most unfortunate Prince King Edward II. […] , London: A.G. and F. P., published 1680, page 36

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Questions about conceiting

What is conceiting the present participle and gerund of?
Conceiting is the present participle and gerund of conceit.

Words near conceiting in the dictionary

  1. conceitedly
  2. conceitedness
  3. conceitest
  4. conceiteth
  5. conceitful
  6. conceiting
  7. conceitless
  8. conceitlessness
  9. conceits
  10. conceiue
  11. conceiv'd

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