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refocillates

refocillates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of refocillate.

Meaning of refocillate

Verb

refocillate (third-person singular simple present refocillates, present participle refocillating, simple past and past participle refocillated)

  1. (obsolete) To revive or refresh.
    • by sinking into it, quoth Paræus, as into so much butter, the nose was comforted, nourish'd, plump'd up, refresh'd, refocillated, and set a growing for ever.1761, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume 3, Penguin, published 2003, page 211

Questions about refocillates

What is refocillates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Refocillates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of refocillate.

Words near refocillates in the dictionary

  1. refluxy
  2. refly
  3. reflying
  4. refocillate
  5. refocillated
  6. refocillates
  7. refocillating
  8. refocillation
  9. refocillations
  10. refocus
  11. refocusable

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