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thwartens

thwartens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of thwarten.

Meaning of thwarten

Verb

thwarten (third-person singular simple present thwartens, present participle thwartening, simple past and past participle thwartened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To be positioned contrary to; be set against; oppose; hinder
    • It is e.g. frivolous — and in the longer run thwartens the wishes of the tax stabilizers — if accidental declines in expenditures are without much justification used for new (and more or less permanent) tasks.1967, International Quarterly Journal Devoted to the Study of Fiscal Policy and Related Problems

Questions about thwartens

What is thwartens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Thwartens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of thwarten.

Words near thwartens in the dictionary

  1. thwartee
  2. thwartees
  3. thwarten
  4. thwartened
  5. thwartening
  6. thwartens
  7. thwarter
  8. thwarters
  9. thwartest
  10. thwarteth
  11. thwartful

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