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evergreened

evergreened is the simple past and past participle of evergreen.

Meaning of evergreen

Verb

evergreen (third-person singular simple present evergreens, present participle evergreening, simple past and past participle evergreened)

  1. To extend the term of a patent beyond the normal legal limit, usually through repeated small modifications.
  2. To set the repayment rate of a loan at or below the interest rate, so low that the principal will never be repaid.

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Questions about evergreened

What is evergreened the simple past and past participle of?
Evergreened is the simple past and past participle of evergreen.

Words near evergreened in the dictionary

  1. evergreen oak
  2. evergreen oaks
  3. Evergreen State
  4. evergreen wood fern
  5. evergreen wood ferns
  6. evergreened
  7. evergreenery
  8. evergreening
  9. evergreenness
  10. evergreens
  11. evergrowing

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