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defailed

defailed is the simple past and past participle of defail.

Meaning of defail

Verb

defail (third-person singular simple present defails, present participle defailing, simple past and past participle defailed)

  1. (obsolete) To fail, or cause to fail.

Questions about defailed

What is defailed the simple past and past participle of?
Defailed is the simple past and past participle of defail.

Words near defailed in the dictionary

  1. defaecator
  2. defaecators
  3. defail
  4. defailance
  5. defailances
  6. defailed
  7. defailing
  8. defailment
  9. defailments
  10. defails
  11. defailure

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