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principiating

principiating is the present participle and gerund of principiate.

Meaning of principiate

Verb

principiate (third-person singular simple present principiates, present participle principiating, simple past and past participle principiated)

  1. (transitive) To begin; to initiate.
    • Both the Kingly and Prophetical Offices of Jesus Christ are principiated in this1654, Edward Leigh, A Systeme or Body of Divinity

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Questions about principiating

What is principiating the present participle and gerund of?
Principiating is the present participle and gerund of principiate.

Words near principiating in the dictionary

  1. principial
  2. principiant
  3. principiate
  4. principiated
  5. principiates
  6. principiating
  7. principiation
  8. principiations
  9. principicide
  10. principium
  11. principium individuationis

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