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refocillating

refocillating is the present participle and gerund 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 refocillating

What is refocillating the present participle and gerund of?
Refocillating is the present participle and gerund of refocillate.

Words near refocillating in the dictionary

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

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