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extrospecting

extrospecting is the present participle and gerund of extrospect.

Meaning of extrospect

Verb

extrospect (third-person singular simple present extrospects, present participle extrospecting, simple past and past participle extrospected)

  1. Synonym of extraspect.
    • To conform myself to the other is not merely to alter my moods and desires, but to enter into another field, to decenter myself, to extrospect.1985, Michael A. Weinstein, Finite Perfection: Reflections on Virtue, page 143
    Synonyms:
    extraspect

Questions about extrospecting

What is extrospecting the present participle and gerund of?
Extrospecting is the present participle and gerund of extrospect.

Words near extrospecting in the dictionary

  1. extrorse
  2. extrorsely
  3. extros
  4. extrospect
  5. extrospected
  6. extrospecting
  7. extrospection
  8. extrospections
  9. extrospective
  10. extrospects
  11. extroversible

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