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desceptering

desceptering is the present participle and gerund of descepter.

Meaning of descepter

Verb

descepter (third-person singular simple present descepters, present participle desceptering, simple past and past participle desceptered)

  1. To deprive of a scepter; to deprive of the status of monarch or of authority.
    • Shall the czar be desceptered, or shall the publishers and the reading public remain subject to his sway?1906 August 4, “The Matter with Madden”, in Appeal to Reason, number 557, Girard, Kan., page 4
    Synonyms:
    unscepter

Questions about desceptering

What is desceptering the present participle and gerund of?
Desceptering is the present participle and gerund of descepter.

Words near desceptering in the dictionary

  1. descent vehicle
  2. descent vehicles
  3. descents
  4. descepter
  5. desceptered
  6. desceptering
  7. descepters
  8. desceptre
  9. desceptred
  10. desceptres
  11. desceptring

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