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umbesetting

umbesetting is the present participle and gerund of umbeset.

Meaning of umbeset

Verb

umbeset (third-person singular simple present umbesets, present participle umbesetting, simple past umbeset, past participle umbeset or umbesetten)

  1. (Scotland, archaic, dialectal) To block, obstruct; act detrimentally toward.
    • The Lord Gordon ships with some friends. Monro umbesets his way; yet he escapes, ignorant of Monro's devyse.1828, John Spalding, The history of the troubles and memorable transactions in Scotland
  2. (Scotland, archaic, dialectal) To overwhelm; cover completely.
    • The Opponents Umbeset with Trickery.1885, John Humberger, The Conquest and Triumph of Divine Wisdom and Love in Predestination, J. L. Traiger, unmarked page

Questions about umbesetting

What is umbesetting the present participle and gerund of?
Umbesetting is the present participle and gerund of umbeset.

Words near umbesetting in the dictionary

  1. umbeschewed
  2. umbeschewing
  3. umbeschews
  4. umbeset
  5. umbesets
  6. umbesetting
  7. umbethink
  8. umbethinking
  9. umbi
  10. umbilectomy
  11. umbilic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: umbesetting (page history and authors); umbeset (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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