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impropering

impropering is the present participle and gerund of improper.

Meaning of improper

Verb

improper (third-person singular simple present impropers, present participle impropering, simple past and past participle impropered)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To appropriate; to assign (something, to someone) as a possession or prerogative.
    • He would in like manner improper and inclose the sunbeams to comfort the rich and not the poor.1565, John Jewel, letter to Thomas Harding

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Questions about impropering

What is impropering the present participle and gerund of?
Impropering is the present participle and gerund of improper.

Words near impropering in the dictionary

  1. improperations
  2. impropered
  3. improperer
  4. improperest
  5. Improperia
  6. impropering
  7. improperly
  8. improperness
  9. impropers
  10. improperty
  11. impropitious

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