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usured

usured is the simple past and past participle of usure.

Meaning of usure

Verb (1)

usure (third-person singular simple present usures, present participle usuring, simple past and past participle usured)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To commit usury.
    • I turn no moneys in the public bank; Nor usure private.1605, Ben Johson, Volpone, or The Fox

Verb (2)

usure (third-person singular simple present usures, present participle usuring, simple past and past participle usured)

  1. To cause to degenerate through usage.
    • The maternal tongue is irrevocably supplanted by a usured tongue, the language of the truck driver and of the maid in Andalusia.2006, Stefania Lucamante, Sharon Wood, Under Arturo's Star: The Cultural Legacies of Elsa Morante, page 174

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Questions about usured

What is usured the simple past and past participle of?
Usured is the simple past and past participle of usure.

Words near usured in the dictionary

  1. usurance
  2. usurances
  3. usurarious
  4. usurary
  5. usure
  6. usured
  7. usurer
  8. usurers
  9. usures
  10. usuress
  11. usuresses

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