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dearresting

dearresting is the present participle and gerund of dearrest.

Meaning of dearrest

Verb

dearrest (third-person singular simple present dearrests, present participle dearresting, simple past and past participle dearrested)

  1. (transitive) To release (a person) from arrest.
    • Around midday, a 28-year-old local man was briefly arrested after he came close to the prime minister's group who had just left the Civic Hall in Leeds. No threats were made, and after the man's details were checked, he was de-arrested and allowed on his way.2014 October 27, BBC, “Jogger in PM security alert had 'no idea' what happened”, in BBC News
    Synonyms:
    disarrest

Questions about dearresting

What is dearresting the present participle and gerund of?
Dearresting is the present participle and gerund of dearrest.

Words near dearresting in the dictionary

  1. dearomatized
  2. dearomatizes
  3. dearomatizing
  4. dearrest
  5. dearrested
  6. dearresting
  7. dearrests
  8. dears
  9. dearsenicate
  10. dearsenicated
  11. dearsenicates

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