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rankens

rankens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ranken.

Meaning of ranken

Verb

ranken (third-person singular simple present rankens, present participle rankening, simple past and past participle rankened)

  1. (ambitransitive, rare) To make or become rank
    • In a word, it is good for nothing but to despatch men out of the world that are burdensome, and to ranken churchyards.1868, John Mockett Cramp, Baptist History, page 299

Questions about rankens

What is rankens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rankens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ranken.

Words near rankens in the dictionary

  1. rankee
  2. rankees
  3. ranken
  4. rankened
  5. rankening
  6. rankens
  7. ranker
  8. rankers
  9. rankes
  10. rankest
  11. ranket

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