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politing

politing is the present participle and gerund 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 politing

What is politing the present participle and gerund of?
Politing is the present participle and gerund of polite.

Words near politing in the dictionary

  1. politics of envy
  2. politicses
  3. politicspeak
  4. polities
  5. politike
  6. politing
  7. politique
  8. politiquely
  9. politiquera
  10. politiqueras
  11. politiques

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