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preposterates

preposterates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of preposterate.

Meaning of preposterate

Verb

preposterate (third-person singular simple present preposterates, present participle preposterating, simple past and past participle preposterated)

  1. (obsolete) To reverse or turn upside down.
    Synonyms:
    flip over, invert
  2. (obsolete) To pervert or disgrace.
    • I never saw thinge done by you which preposterated or perverted the good judgment that all the world esteemeth to shine in you.

Questions about preposterates

What is preposterates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Preposterates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of preposterate.

Words near preposterates in the dictionary

  1. prepossessor
  2. prepossessors
  3. preposted
  4. preposterate
  5. preposterated
  6. preposterates
  7. preposterating
  8. preposterosities
  9. preposterosity
  10. preposterous
  11. preposterously

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Adapted from Wiktionary: preposterates (page history and authors); preposterate (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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