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perforcing

perforcing is the present participle and gerund 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 perforcing

What is perforcing the present participle and gerund of?
Perforcing is the present participle and gerund of perforce.

Words near perforcing in the dictionary

  1. perforce
  2. perforced
  3. perforcedly
  4. perforcely
  5. perforces
  6. perforcing
  7. perforin
  8. perforins
  9. perform
  10. perform'd
  11. performabilities

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