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forthspoke

forthspoke is the simple past of forthspeak.

Meaning of forthspeak

Verb

forthspeak (third-person singular simple present forthspeaks, present participle forthspeaking, simple past forthspoke, past participle forthspoken)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To speak forth; declare; announce.
    • The truth
      Is not to be forthspoken to the mob,
      Unless you wish to die for it.1841, The Monthly Magazine, or, British Register
  2. (archaic, transitive) To reveal; divulge.
    • All I ask is, Do the existing applications of matter forthspeak any operation of intelligent power?1854, George Jacob Holyoake, The Reasoner: Volume 16

Questions about forthspoke

What is forthspoke the simple past of?
Forthspoke is the simple past of forthspeak.

Words near forthspoke in the dictionary

  1. forthspeak
  2. forthspeaker
  3. forthspeakers
  4. forthspeaking
  5. forthspeaks
  6. forthspoke
  7. forthspoken
  8. forthtell
  9. forthtelling
  10. forthtells
  11. forthtold

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