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honested

honested is the simple past and past participle of honest.

Meaning of honest

Verb

honest (third-person singular simple present honests, present participle honesting, simple past and past participle honested)

  1. (obsolete) To adorn or grace; to honour; to make becoming, appropriate, or honourable.
    • You have very much honested my lodging with your presence.1609 December (first performance), Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Epicoene, or The Silent Woman. A Comœdie. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby...

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Questions about honested

What is honested the simple past and past participle of?
Honested is the simple past and past participle of honest.

Words near honested in the dictionary

  1. honest to Pete
  2. honest-to-God
  3. honest-to-gods
  4. honest-to-goodness
  5. honest-to-Hannah
  6. honested
  7. honester
  8. honestest
  9. Honesti
  10. honestie
  11. honesties

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