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posseted

posseted is the simple past and past participle of posset.

Meaning of posset

Verb

posset (third-person singular simple present possets, present participle posseting, simple past and past participle posseted)

  1. (obsolete) To curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate.
    • to posset the blood
  2. To treat with possets; to pamper.
    • Nevertheless, as she laid him in bed and posseted him, how frail and fragile he looked!1908, Arnold Bennett, The Old Wives' Tale
    Synonyms:
    coddle
  3. To vomit up curdled milk.
    • Some babies never posset at all. Others do so with surprising ease, and this can be quite a cause of concern to parents.1990, Miriam Stoppard, The New Baby Care Book, →ISBN

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Questions about posseted

What is posseted the simple past and past participle of?
Posseted is the simple past and past participle of posset.

Words near posseted in the dictionary

  1. possesst
  2. possessum
  3. possessums
  4. possest
  5. posset
  6. posseted
  7. posseting
  8. possets
  9. possewoman
  10. possibilia
  11. possibilism

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