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contristated

contristated is the simple past and past participle of contristate.

Meaning of contristate

Verb

contristate (third-person singular simple present contristates, present participle contristating, simple past and past participle contristated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To make sorrowful; to sadden or grieve.
    • Somewhat they [Harmonical sounds and Discordant Sounds] do contristate , but very little1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “IX. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William...

Questions about contristated

What is contristated the simple past and past participle of?
Contristated is the simple past and past participle of contristate.

Words near contristated in the dictionary

  1. contributrices
  2. contributrix
  3. contries
  4. contrist
  5. contristate
  6. contristated
  7. contristates
  8. contristating
  9. contristation
  10. contristations
  11. contristed

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