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impledge

impledge verb: to pledge.

Verb

impledge (third-person singular simple present impledges, present participle impledging, simple past and past participle impledged)

  1. (archaic) To pledge.
    • Think'st thou, amid this ample round,
      A single brow but thine has frown'd,
      To sadden this auspicious morn,
      That bids the daughter of high Lorn
      Impledge her spousal faith to wed
      The Heir of mighty Somerled;1815, Walter Scott, Lord of the Isles, Canto I

Forms of impledge

third-person singular presentimpledges
present participleimpledging
past participleimpledged
pastimpledged

Origin of impledge

From im- + pledge.

Questions about impledge

What does impledge mean?
Impledge means to pledge.
What part of speech is impledge?
Impledge is a verb.
What is the past tense of impledge?
The past tense of impledge is impledged.

Words near impledge in the dictionary

  1. impleadment
  2. impleadments
  3. impleads
  4. impleasing
  5. impled
  6. impledge
  7. impledged
  8. impledges
  9. impledging
  10. implement
  11. implementabilities

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