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petitioned

petitioned is the simple past and past participle of petition.

Meaning of petition

Verb

petition (third-person singular simple present petitions, present participle petitioning, simple past and past participle petitioned)

  1. (transitive) To make a petition to (a sovereign or political authority).
    • The villagers petitioned the council to demolish the dangerous building.

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Words formed from petitioned

Questions about petitioned

What is petitioned the simple past and past participle of?
Petitioned is the simple past and past participle of petition.

Words near petitioned in the dictionary

  1. petition of right
  2. petitionable
  3. petitional
  4. petitionarily
  5. petitionary
  6. petitioned
  7. petitionee
  8. petitionees
  9. petitioner
  10. petitioners
  11. petitioneth

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