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empests

empests is the third-person singular simple present indicative of empest.

Meaning of empest

Verb

empest (third-person singular simple present empests, present participle empesting, simple past and past participle empested)

  1. To infect
    • It is unfortunate that when two or three are gathered together in God's name... it is altogether deplorable that they should necessarily empest the air.1923, Aldous Huxley, Antic Hay

Questions about empests

What is empests the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Empests is the third-person singular simple present indicative of empest.

Words near empests in the dictionary

  1. emperour
  2. emperours
  3. empery
  4. empest
  5. empested
  6. empests
  7. empetaled
  8. empetalled
  9. empetraceous
  10. Empey
  11. Empeys

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