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principling

principling is the present participle and gerund of principle.

Meaning of principle

Verb

principle (third-person singular simple present principles, present participle principling, simple past and past participle principled)

  1. (transitive) To equip with principles; to establish, or fix, in certain principles; to impress with any tenet or rule of conduct.
    • Let an enthusiast be principled that he or his teacher is inspired.1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], chapter 4, in An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC, book I, page 20

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Questions about principling

What is principling the present participle and gerund of?
Principling is the present participle and gerund of principle.

Words near principling in the dictionary

  1. principle of verification
  2. principled
  3. principledly
  4. principledness
  5. principles
  6. principling
  7. principlism
  8. principlist
  9. principlists
  10. princock
  11. princocks

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