inverge
inverge verb: to curve so as to extend into.
Verb
inverge (third-person singular simple present inverges, present participle inverging, simple past and past participle inverged)
- To curve so as to extend into
- And from Reach a Market-Towne ſtanding neere to the River Came, a great Ditch and Trench is caſt all along New-market-Heath, which for the wonder received thereat, is of the vulgar called The Devils Ditch being in truth made for a defence againſt the Mercians by the East-Angles whoſe Kingdom it...1627, Speed, John, England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland described and abridged (1627)
- The Kingdome of the South-Saxons, containing the countries of Suſſex and Surrey, had on the Eaſt ſide Kent, on the South, the Sea and Ile of Wight; upon the Weſt, Hart-ſhiere, and the North ſide inverged with the river Thames1627, Speed, John., The history of Great Britaine, ... 1627
Forms of inverge
| third-person singular present | inverges |
|---|---|
| present participle | inverging |
| past participle | inverged |
| past | inverged |
Origin of inverge
From Latin invergo, from in- + vergō (“to incline, turn”).
Questions about inverge
- What does inverge mean?
- Inverge means to curve so as to extend into.
- What part of speech is inverge?
- Inverge is a verb.
- What is the past tense of inverge?
- The past tense of inverge is inverged.
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