perstringe
UK/pəˈstɹɪn(d)ʒ/
perstringe verb: to censure; criticize.
Verb
perstringe (third-person singular simple present perstringes, present participle perstringing, simple past and past participle perstringed)
- To censure; criticize.
- I speak not of such as generally tax vice […] but such as personate, rail, scoff, calumniate, perstringe by name, or in presence offend.1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition I, section...
perstringe meaning in Bengali
perstringe in Bengali
- নিন্দা করা, সমালোচনা করা
Forms of perstringe
| third-person singular present | perstringes |
|---|---|
| present participle | perstringing |
| past participle | perstringed |
| past | perstringed |
Origin of perstringe
From Latin perstringere, from per- + stringere (“to tie, bind”).
Words that rhyme with perstringe
Questions about perstringe
- What does perstringe mean?
- Perstringe means to censure; criticize.
- What is perstringe in Bengali?
- Perstringe in Bengali is নিন্দা করা, সমালোচনা করা. See Perstringe meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is perstringe?
- Perstringe is a verb.
- How do you pronounce perstringe?
- Perstringe is pronounced /pəˈstɹɪn(d)ʒ/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of perstringe?
- The past tense of perstringe is perstringed.
Words near perstringe in the dictionary
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