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contristating

contristating is the present participle and gerund 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 contristating

What is contristating the present participle and gerund of?
Contristating is the present participle and gerund of contristate.

Words near contristating in the dictionary

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

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