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polited

polited is the simple past and past participle of polite.

Meaning of polite

Verb

polite (third-person singular simple present polites, present participle politing, simple past and past participle polited)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To polish; to refine; to render polite.
    • those exercises plied, which polite men's spirits1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC

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Questions about polited

What is polited the simple past and past participle of?
Polited is the simple past and past participle of polite.

Words near polited in the dictionary

  1. polite fiction
  2. polite fictions
  3. polite literature
  4. polite notice
  5. polite society
  6. polited
  7. politeful
  8. politeia
  9. politely
  10. politeness
  11. politenesses

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