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dimidiating

dimidiating is the present participle and gerund of dimidiate.

Meaning of dimidiate

Verb

dimidiate (third-person singular simple present dimidiates, present participle dimidiating, simple past and past participle dimidiated)

  1. (transitive) To divide into two.
    • […] it may be dimidiated: for instance, half a rose and half a lis being stuck together, or half a lis and half an eagle.1915, Guy Cadogan Rothery, ABC of Heraldry, page 175
    Synonyms:
    halve
  2. (transitive) To represent one half of, or undergo dimidiation with.
    • […] hybridization in the same vein is the beast shown as supporters to arms granted in 1971, where a unicorn dimidiates a lion rampant.1973, Rhodesiana, numbers 28–31, The Rhodesia Africana Society, page 36

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Questions about dimidiating

What is dimidiating the present participle and gerund of?
Dimidiating is the present participle and gerund of dimidiate.

Words near dimidiating in the dictionary

  1. dimidial
  2. dimidiate
  3. dimidiated
  4. dimidiately
  5. dimidiates
  6. dimidiating
  7. dimidiation
  8. dimidiations
  9. Dimidium
  10. dimidium dimidiumque
  11. Dimili

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