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cowarded

cowarded is the simple past and past participle of coward.

Meaning of coward

Verb

coward (third-person singular simple present cowards, present participle cowarding, simple past and past participle cowarded)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To intimidate.
    • The first he coped with was their captain, whom / His sword sent headless to seek out a tomb. / This cowarded the valour of the rest, […]1820, John Chalkhill, Thealma and Clearchus

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Questions about cowarded

What is cowarded the simple past and past participle of?
Cowarded is the simple past and past participle of coward.

Words near cowarded in the dictionary

  1. cowanyoung
  2. coward
  3. coward's castle
  4. coward's ratio
  5. cowarde
  6. cowarded
  7. cowardes
  8. Cowardesque
  9. cowardess
  10. cowardesses
  11. Cowardian

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