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responge

responge verb: to sponge again.

Verb

responge (third-person singular simple present responges, present participle responging, simple past and past participle responged)

  1. (transitive) To sponge again.
    • One [course of action] is to evaluate the exposed area against a retained but sponged portion of the fabric. The other is to responge the exposed specimen and evaluate after the specimen has dried and has been conditioned.1978, Federal Standard for Textile Test Methods, United States. Federal Supply Service

Forms of responge

third-person singular presentresponges
present participleresponging
past participleresponged
pastresponged

Origin of responge

From re- + sponge.

Questions about responge

What does responge mean?
Responge means to sponge again.
What part of speech is responge?
Responge is a verb.
What is the past tense of responge?
The past tense of responge is responged.

Words near responge in the dictionary

  1. responding
  2. responding variable
  3. responding variables
  4. respondings
  5. responds
  6. responge
  7. responged
  8. responges
  9. responging
  10. responsa
  11. responsability

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