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declinates

declinates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of declinate.

Meaning of declinate

Verb

declinate (third-person singular simple present declinates, present participle declinating, simple past and past participle declinated)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Synonym of decline.
    • […] as if we were all to become village school teachers and spend our lives in declinating nouns and conjugating verbs.1877, Samuel Royce, Deterioration and Race Education, page 313
    Synonyms:
    decline

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Questions about declinates

What is declinates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Declinates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of declinate.

Words near declinates in the dictionary

  1. declinarian
  2. declinarians
  3. declinate
  4. declinated
  5. declinately
  6. declinates
  7. declinating
  8. declination
  9. declination circle
  10. declinational
  11. declinations

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