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deflorating

deflorating is the present participle and gerund of deflorate.

Meaning of deflorate

Verb

deflorate (third-person singular simple present deflorates, present participle deflorating, simple past and past participle deflorated)

  1. (transitive) To remove the flowers from.
    • The bush is often deflorated by browsing wildlife.
  2. (archaic, transitive) To take the virginity of; to deflower.
    Synonyms:
    deflower, cherry-pop

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Questions about deflorating

What is deflorating the present participle and gerund of?
Deflorating is the present participle and gerund of deflorate.

Words near deflorating in the dictionary

  1. deflocker
  2. deflockers
  3. deflorate
  4. deflorated
  5. deflorates
  6. deflorating
  7. defloration
  8. deflorations
  9. deflorescence
  10. deflorescences
  11. deflour

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