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obfirm

obfirm verb: to make firm or stubborn.

Verb

obfirm (third-person singular simple present obfirms, present participle obfirming, simple past and past participle obfirmed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To make firm or stubborn.
    • The one walks on securely and resolutely as obfirmed in his wickedness.1647, Joseph Hall, Satan's Fiery Darts Quenched, Or, Temptations Repelled.

Forms of obfirm

third-person singular presentobfirms
present participleobfirming
past participleobfirmed
pastobfirmed

Origin of obfirm

From Latin obfirmare (“to make steadfast”).

Questions about obfirm

What does obfirm mean?
Obfirm means to make firm or stubborn.
What part of speech is obfirm?
Obfirm is a verb.
What is the past tense of obfirm?
The past tense of obfirm is obfirmed.

Words near obfirm in the dictionary

  1. obeying
  2. obeyingly
  3. obeys
  4. obeysant
  5. obeysaunt
  6. obfirm
  7. obfirmation
  8. obfirmed
  9. obfirming
  10. obfirms
  11. obfuscatable

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