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pawn upon

pawn upon verb: to convince (someone) of a lie.

Verb

pawn upon (third-person singular simple present pawns upon, present participle pawning upon, simple past and past participle pawned upon)

  1. (dated) To convince (someone) of a lie.

Forms of pawn upon

third-person singular presentpawns upon
present participlepawning upon
past participlepawned upon
pastpawned upon

Questions about pawn upon

What does pawn upon mean?
Pawn upon means to convince (someone) of a lie.
What part of speech is pawn upon?
Pawn upon is a verb.
What is the past tense of pawn upon?
The past tense of pawn upon is pawned upon.

Words near pawn upon in the dictionary

  1. pawn races
  2. pawn shop
  3. pawn shops
  4. pawn storm
  5. pawn storms
  6. pawn upon
  7. pawnable
  8. pawnage
  9. pawnages
  10. pawnbroker
  11. pawnbrokerage

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