insurrect
insurrect verb: to take part in an insurrection.
Verb
insurrect (third-person singular simple present insurrects, present participle insurrecting, simple past and past participle insurrected)
- To take part in an insurrection.
- Bardella reflected: “When you’re talking about the Proud Boys being told to ‘stand back and stand by’, I think the articulation of that prosecution is made even more impactful and powerful when it’s being made by people of colour, by people who really represent symbolically the very thing that...2021 February 11, David Smith, “The impeachment managers reflect a diverse US – unlike the senators they seek to persuade”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 20 Feb 2021
- “They were insuring against the insurrection of cargo – I think that completely sums it up. How can cargo insurrect?” asks Hall.2021 May 16, Rob Walker, “Secret history: the warrior women who fought their enslavers”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2021
Forms of insurrect
| third-person singular present | insurrects |
|---|---|
| present participle | insurrecting |
| past participle | insurrected |
| past | insurrected |
Origin of insurrect
Back-formation from insurrection.
Words formed from insurrect
Questions about insurrect
- What does insurrect mean?
- Insurrect means to take part in an insurrection.
- What part of speech is insurrect?
- Insurrect is a verb.
- What is the past tense of insurrect?
- The past tense of insurrect is insurrected.
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