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polygraphing

polygraphing is the present participle and gerund of polygraph.

Meaning of polygraph

Verb

polygraph (third-person singular simple present polygraphs, present participle polygraphing, simple past and past participle polygraphed)

  1. (transitive) To administer a polygraph test to.
    • The FBI polygraphed the suspect but learned nothing because they already knew he was lying.

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Questions about polygraphing

What is polygraphing the present participle and gerund of?
Polygraphing is the present participle and gerund of polygraph.

Words near polygraphing in the dictionary

  1. polygrapher
  2. polygraphers
  3. polygraphic
  4. polygraphical
  5. polygraphically
  6. polygraphing
  7. polygraphist
  8. polygraphists
  9. polygraphs
  10. polygraphy
  11. polygroove

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Adapted from Wiktionary: polygraphing (page history and authors); polygraph (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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