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promerited

promerited is the simple past and past participle of promerit.

Meaning of promerit

Verb

promerit (third-person singular simple present promerits, present participle promeriting, simple past and past participle promerited)

  1. (obsolete) To oblige; to confer a favour on.
    • O God, while thou dost thus promerit us by thy Providence, let us not wrong thee by distrust1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC
  2. (obsolete) To deserve; to procure by merit.
    • Beneficence and communication do not forget, for with such hostes God is promerited.1582, Gregory Martin, transl., The New Testament of Jesus Christ, Translated Faithfully into English, Reims: John Fogny, Hebrews 13

Questions about promerited

What is promerited the simple past and past participle of?
Promerited is the simple past and past participle of promerit.

Words near promerited in the dictionary

  1. promerger
  2. promeristem
  3. promeristematic
  4. promeristems
  5. promerit
  6. promerited
  7. promeriting
  8. promerits
  9. promeropid
  10. promeropids
  11. promesonotal

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