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porrecting

porrecting is the present participle and gerund of porrect.

Meaning of porrect

Verb

porrect (third-person singular simple present porrects, present participle porrecting, simple past and past participle porrected)

  1. To stretch out or forward.
  2. To proffer (a document) for inspection.
    • The Court said, it was a general rule, that the Wife's Proctor, at this stage of the cause, was at liberty to porrect his Bill of Costs, as against the Husband.1824, Thomas Poynter, A Concise View of the Doctrine and Practice of the Ecclesiastical Courts in Doctors' Commons

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Questions about porrecting

What is porrecting the present participle and gerund of?
Porrecting is the present participle and gerund of porrect.

Words near porrecting in the dictionary

  1. Porreca
  2. Porrecas
  3. porrect
  4. porrected
  5. porrecti
  6. porrecting
  7. porrection
  8. porrections
  9. porrectly
  10. porrects
  11. porrectus

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