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reconquesting

reconquesting is the present participle and gerund of reconquest.

Meaning of reconquest

Verb

reconquest (third-person singular simple present reconquests, present participle reconquesting, simple past and past participle reconquested)

  1. (archaic, transitive) Synonym of reconquer.
    • Many excellente parſonages are condemned in Englande, beinge wholy reconqueſted to the Pope.1560 October 5 (Gregorian calendar), [Johannes] Sleidanus, translated by Ihon Daus, “The Argument of the xxv. Booke”, in A Famouse Cronicle of Oure Time, Called Sleidanes Commentaries, Concerning the...
    Synonyms:
    reconquer

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Questions about reconquesting

What is reconquesting the present participle and gerund of?
Reconquesting is the present participle and gerund of reconquest.

Words near reconquesting in the dictionary

  1. reconqueror
  2. reconquerors
  3. reconquers
  4. reconquest
  5. reconquested
  6. reconquesting
  7. reconquests
  8. Reconquista
  9. reconquistador
  10. reconquistadors
  11. recons

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