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preparating

preparating is the present participle and gerund of preparate.

Meaning of preparate

Verb

preparate (third-person singular simple present preparates, present participle preparating, simple past and past participle preparated)

  1. (rare, obsolete or non-native speakers' English) To prepare.
    • In like maner preperate Oripigment.1569, R. Androse, translation of Alexius Pedemontanus' Secretes, volume 4th, ii, page 54

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Questions about preparating

What is preparating the present participle and gerund of?
Preparating is the present participle and gerund of preparate.

Words near preparating in the dictionary

  1. preparasitic
  2. preparasubthalamic
  3. preparate
  4. preparated
  5. preparates
  6. preparating
  7. preparation
  8. preparation room
  9. preparation rooms
  10. preparational
  11. preparationism

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