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perforced

perforced is the simple past and past participle of perforce.

Meaning of perforce

Verb

perforce (third-person singular simple present perforces, present participle perforcing, simple past and past participle perforced)

  1. (obsolete) To force; to compel.

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Questions about perforced

What is perforced the simple past and past participle of?
Perforced is the simple past and past participle of perforce.

Words near perforced in the dictionary

  1. perforatoria
  2. perforatorium
  3. perforators
  4. perforatus
  5. perforce
  6. perforced
  7. perforcedly
  8. perforcely
  9. perforces
  10. perforcing
  11. perforin

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