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periclitating

periclitating is the present participle and gerund 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 periclitating

What is periclitating the present participle and gerund of?
Periclitating is the present participle and gerund of periclitate.

Words near periclitating in the dictionary

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

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