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defails

defails is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 defails

What is defails the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Defails is the third-person singular simple present indicative of defail.

Words near defails in the dictionary

  1. defailances
  2. defailed
  3. defailing
  4. defailment
  5. defailments
  6. defails
  7. defailure
  8. defaitism
  9. Defaka
  10. defalcate
  11. defalcated

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