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usures

usures is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 usures

What is usures the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Usures is the third-person singular simple present indicative of usure.

Words near usures in the dictionary

  1. usurary
  2. usure
  3. usured
  4. usurer
  5. usurers
  6. usures
  7. usuress
  8. usuresses
  9. usurial
  10. usuries
  11. usuring

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