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sphered

sphered is the simple past and past participle of sphere.

Meaning of sphere

Verb

sphere (third-person singular simple present spheres, present participle sphering, simple past and past participle sphered)

  1. (transitive) To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to ensphere.
    • The glorious planet Sol / In noble eminence enthroned and sphered / Amidst the other.c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  2. (transitive) To make round or spherical; to perfect.
    • sphered Whole1847, Alfred Tennyson, “(please specify the page number, or |part=Prologue, I to VII, or conclusion)”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC

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Questions about sphered

What is sphered the simple past and past participle of?
Sphered is the simple past and past participle of sphere.

Words near sphered in the dictionary

  1. sphere of influence
  2. sphere of knowledge
  3. sphere packing
  4. sphere packings
  5. sphere-yeast
  6. sphered
  7. sphereing
  8. sphereless
  9. spherelike
  10. spheres
  11. spheres of influence

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