respuate
respuate verb: to refuse or reject.
Verb
respuate (third-person singular simple present respuates, present participle respuating, simple past and past participle respuated)
- To refuse or reject.
- […] for, although, I be quinquagenarius, or fifty years of age, yet what Virgin in Florence will respuat me when I abound in riches, […]1663, William Clark (advocate), “Scaena Septima”, in William H. Logan, editor, Marciano; or, the Discovery. A Tragi-Comedy., Edinburgh: Reprinted for Private Circulation, published 1871, page 38
- […] but I must entreat the reader, if he be disposed to respuate these verses, not to conclude, that ours was no poet, […]1824, Robert Charles Sands, “An Indian Eclogue.”, in The Atlantic Magazine, volume 1, New York: E. Bliss & E. White, page 257
Forms of respuate
| third-person singular present | respuates |
|---|---|
| present participle | respuating |
| past participle | respuated |
| past | respuated |
Questions about respuate
- What does respuate mean?
- Respuate means to refuse or reject.
- What part of speech is respuate?
- Respuate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of respuate?
- The past tense of respuate is respuated.
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