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entempest

entempest verb: to disturb by, or as if by, a tempest or storm.

Verb

entempest (third-person singular simple present entempests, present participle entempesting, simple past and past participle entempested)

  1. (archaic, poetic, transitive) To disturb by, or as if by, a tempest or storm.

Forms of entempest

third-person singular presententempests
present participleentempesting
past participleentempested
pastentempested

Origin of entempest

From en- + tempest.

Questions about entempest

What does entempest mean?
Entempest means to disturb by, or as if by, a tempest or storm.
What part of speech is entempest?
Entempest is a verb.
What is the past tense of entempest?
The past tense of entempest is entempested.

Words near entempest in the dictionary

  1. entelodont
  2. entelodontid
  3. entelodontids
  4. entelodonts
  5. Enteman
  6. entempest
  7. entempested
  8. entempesting
  9. entempests
  10. entend
  11. entended

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