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perendinates

perendinates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of perendinate.

Meaning of perendinate

Verb

perendinate (third-person singular simple present perendinates, present participle perendinating, simple past and past participle perendinated)

  1. (formal, intransitive, rare) To procrastinate for a long time, especially two days.
  2. (formal, intransitive, rare) To remain at college for an unusually long time.
    • In Peterhouse the Master and Fellows might not allow a stranger to perendinate for more than a fortnight unless they were certified of his moral character and of his ability and willingness to do the College some notable service […]1906, Thomas Alfred Walker, Peterhouse, page 53

Questions about perendinates

What is perendinates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Perendinates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of perendinate.

Words near perendinates in the dictionary

  1. Peremyshliany
  2. Peren
  3. perenchyma
  4. perendinate
  5. perendinated
  6. perendinates
  7. perendinating
  8. Perenjori
  9. perennate
  10. perennated
  11. perennates

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