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demagogued

demagogued is the simple past and past participle of demagogue.

Meaning of demagogue

Verb

demagogue (third-person singular simple present demagogues, present participle demagoguing, simple past and past participle demagogued)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To speak or act in the manner of a demagogue; to speak about (an issue) in the manner of a demagogue.
    • I never demagogued on our serious questions and stood for civil liberties.c. 1938, Maury Maverick, The New York Times, quoted in 1970, Richard B. Henderson, Maury Maverick: A Political Biography, page 183

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Questions about demagogued

What is demagogued the simple past and past participle of?
Demagogued is the simple past and past participle of demagogue.

Words near demagogued in the dictionary

  1. demagoging
  2. demagogism
  3. demagogracy
  4. demagogs
  5. demagogue
  6. demagogued
  7. demagogueries
  8. demagoguery
  9. demagogues
  10. demagoguing
  11. demagoguism

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