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emaculating

emaculating is the present participle and gerund of emaculate.

Meaning of emaculate

Verb

emaculate (third-person singular simple present emaculates, present participle emaculating, simple past and past participle emaculated)

  1. (obsolete) To clear from spots or stains, or from any imperfection.
    • taken great pains with him in emaculating the Text, in ſetling the reading[…]1659, John Hales, Golden Remains of the Ever Memorable Mr. John Hales

Questions about emaculating

What is emaculating the present participle and gerund of?
Emaculating is the present participle and gerund of emaculate.

Words near emaculating in the dictionary

  1. emacsen
  2. emacses
  3. emaculate
  4. emaculated
  5. emaculates
  6. emaculating
  7. emaculation
  8. Emae
  9. emagram
  10. emagrams
  11. emaho

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