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inquinating

inquinating is the present participle and gerund of inquinate.

Meaning of inquinate

Verb

inquinate (third-person singular simple present inquinates, present participle inquinating, simple past and past participle inquinated)

  1. (formal) To pollute or make dirty.
    Synonyms:
    assoil, befoul, sully, beclart, bedaub, bedirty, imbrue (especially with blood), bedizen, befile, befilth

Questions about inquinating

What is inquinating the present participle and gerund of?
Inquinating is the present participle and gerund of inquinate.

Words near inquinating in the dictionary

  1. inquilino
  2. inquilinous
  3. inquinate
  4. inquinated
  5. inquinates
  6. inquinating
  7. inquination
  8. inquinations
  9. inquirable
  10. inquirance
  11. inquirant

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