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genteelizing

genteelizing is the present participle and gerund of genteelize.

Meaning of genteelize

Verb

genteelize (third-person singular simple present genteelizes, present participle genteelizing, simple past and past participle genteelized)

  1. (transitive) To make genteel.

Questions about genteelizing

What is genteelizing the present participle and gerund of?
Genteelizing is the present participle and gerund of genteelize.

Words near genteelizing in the dictionary

  1. genteelism
  2. genteelisms
  3. genteelize
  4. genteelized
  5. genteelizes
  6. genteelizing
  7. genteelly
  8. genteelness
  9. genteelnesses
  10. Genter
  11. Genters

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