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recoursed

recoursed is the simple past and past participle of recourse.

Meaning of recourse

Verb

recourse (third-person singular simple present recourses, present participle recoursing, simple past and past participle recoursed)

  1. (obsolete) To return; to recur.
    • […] the flame departing and recoursing thrice ere the wood took strength to be sharper to consume […]1563, John Foxe, “Martyrdom of Thomas Bilney”, in Actes and Monuments
    Synonyms:
    repeat
  2. (obsolete) To have recourse; to resort.
  3. (obsolete) To recurse (execute a procedure recursively).

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Questions about recoursed

What is recoursed the simple past and past participle of?
Recoursed is the simple past and past participle of recourse.

Words near recoursed in the dictionary

  1. recoups
  2. recoure
  3. recoured
  4. recouring
  5. recourse
  6. recoursed
  7. recourseful
  8. recourseless
  9. recourses
  10. recoursing
  11. recover

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