constult
/kənˈstʌlt/
constult verb: to act together in a foolish or stupid manner, to become as great a fool as those around, to behave as much in a foolish or stupid manner as those around.
Verb
constult (third-person singular simple present constults, present participle constulting, simple past and past participle constulted)
- To act together in a foolish or stupid manner, to become as great a fool as those around, to behave as much in a foolish or stupid manner as those around.
- Now let vs conſtult among our ſelues,
How to miſbehaue our ſelues to the Kings worship,
[…]1594, [William] Kemp, A Knacke to knowe a Knaue, London: imprinted by Richard Iones, pages [unpaged; lines 1365–1366] - Some Engliſh Gentlemen with him conſulted
And he as nat’rally with them conſtulted : […]1630, John Taylor, “The Worlds eighth Wonder”, in All the Workes of Iohn Taylor, the Water Poet, being 63 in number, collected into one volum, [sine loco]: [sine editio], page 67
- Now let vs conſtult among our ſelues,
Forms of constult
| third-person singular present | constults |
|---|---|
| present participle | constulting |
| past participle | constulted |
| past | constulted |
Origin of constult
From Latin con- (“together”) + stultus (“foolish; fool”).
Words that rhyme with constult
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Questions about constult
- What does constult mean?
- Constult means to act together in a foolish or stupid manner, to become as great a fool as those around, to behave as much in a foolish or stupid manner as those around.
- What part of speech is constult?
- Constult is a verb.
- How do you pronounce constult?
- Constult is pronounced /kənˈstʌlt/.
- What is the past tense of constult?
- The past tense of constult is constulted.
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