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suaviating

suaviating is the present participle and gerund of suaviate.

Meaning of suaviate

Verb

suaviate (third-person singular simple present suaviates, present participle suaviating, simple past and past participle suaviated)

  1. (obsolete) To kiss.
    • And now, what joy will there be, to see them and suaviate them, for whose sake he shed his most precious blood; through which they may safely sail into the bosom of the Father!1650, John Trapp, A Clavis to the Bible

Questions about suaviating

What is suaviating the present participle and gerund of?
Suaviating is the present participle and gerund of suaviate.

Words near suaviating in the dictionary

  1. suaves
  2. suavest
  3. suaviate
  4. suaviated
  5. suaviates
  6. suaviating
  7. suaviation
  8. suavified
  9. suavifies
  10. suavify
  11. suavifying

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