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declinating

declinating is the present participle and gerund 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 declinating

What is declinating the present participle and gerund of?
Declinating is the present participle and gerund of declinate.

Words near declinating in the dictionary

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

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