deturpating
deturpating is the present participle and gerund of deturpate.
Meaning of deturpate
Verb
deturpate (third-person singular simple present deturpates, present participle deturpating, simple past and past participle deturpated)
- To defile; to disfigure.
- Such as that which is to be seen in Burchards, and such which are too largely described in Sanchez; which thing does not only deturpate all honest and modest conversation, but it teaches men to understand more sins then ever they knew of.1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery
Questions about deturpating
- What is deturpating the present participle and gerund of?
- Deturpating is the present participle and gerund of deturpate.
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