oppignorate
oppignorate verb: to pawn; to lay in pledge.
Verb
oppignorate (third-person singular simple present oppignorates, present participle oppignorating, simple past and past participle oppignorated)
- To pawn; to lay in pledge.
- Besides that, Ferdinando had but newly taken breath from the war with the Moors; and merchanded at this time with France for the restoring of the counties of Russignon and Perpignian, oppignorated to the French.1622, Francis Bacon, Bacon's History of the Reign of King Henry VII, Cambridge University Press, published 1902, page 91
Forms of oppignorate
| third-person singular present | oppignorates |
|---|---|
| present participle | oppignorating |
| past participle | oppignorated |
| past | oppignorated |
| alternative form | oppignerate |
Origin of oppignorate
See oppignerate.
Questions about oppignorate
- What does oppignorate mean?
- Oppignorate means to pawn; to lay in pledge.
- What part of speech is oppignorate?
- Oppignorate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of oppignorate?
- The past tense of oppignorate is oppignorated.
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