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provinciating

provinciating is the present participle and gerund of provinciate.

Meaning of provinciate

Verb

provinciate (third-person singular simple present provinciates, present participle provinciating, simple past and past participle provinciated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To convert into a province or provinces.
    • a Designe to Provinciate the whole Kingdom1640, I. H. [i.e., James Howell], ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΊΑ [DENDROLOGIA]. Dodona’s Grove, or, The Vocall Forrest, London: […] T[homas] B[adger] for H. Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC

Questions about provinciating

What is provinciating the present participle and gerund of?
Provinciating is the present participle and gerund of provinciate.

Words near provinciating in the dictionary

  1. provincially
  2. provincials
  3. provinciate
  4. provinciated
  5. provinciates
  6. provinciating
  7. provine
  8. provined
  9. provines
  10. proving
  11. proving ground

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