debellating
debellating is the present participle and gerund of debellate.
Meaning of debellate
Verb
debellate (third-person singular simple present debellates, present participle debellating, simple past and past participle debellated)
- To conquer (someone) in war; to subdue.
- They [the French] deſire (king Edward [III] grovvne aged) not to ſeeme by ſitting ſtill vpon ſo many thornes of diſgrace, and loſſe, to haue beene outvvarred, though ouer-vvarred, and though in tvvo or three battels inferior, yet not to haue beene clearly debellated.1611, Iohn Speed [i.e., John Speed], “Edward the Third, […]”, in The History of Great Britaine under the Conquests of yͤ Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans. […], London: […] William Hall and John...
Questions about debellating
- What is debellating the present participle and gerund of?
- Debellating is the present participle and gerund of debellate.
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