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polites

polites is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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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Proper noun capitalized: Polites

Polites

  1. (plural) plural of Polite

Questions about polites

What is polites the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Polites is the third-person singular simple present indicative of polite.
What part of speech is polites?
Polites is a proper noun.

Words near polites in the dictionary

  1. politeia
  2. politely
  3. politeness
  4. politenesses
  5. politer
  6. polites
  7. politesome
  8. politesse
  9. politesses
  10. politest
  11. Politi

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