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periclitated

periclitated is the simple past and past participle of periclitate.

Meaning of periclitate

Verb

periclitate (third-person singular simple present periclitates, present participle periclitating, simple past and past participle periclitated)

  1. (obsolete) To endanger.
    • And why so many grains of calomel? santa Maria! and such a dose of opium! periclitating, pardi! the whole family of ye, from head to tail.1765, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, volume 8, Penguin, published 2003, page 491

Questions about periclitated

What is periclitated the simple past and past participle of?
Periclitated is the simple past and past participle of periclitate.

Words near periclitated in the dictionary

  1. pericline
  2. periclines
  3. periclinia
  4. periclinium
  5. periclitate
  6. periclitated
  7. periclitates
  8. periclitating
  9. periclitation
  10. periclitations
  11. pericloacal

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