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veilest

veilest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of veil.

Meaning of veil

Verb

veil (third-person singular simple present veils, present participle veiling, simple past and past participle veiled)

  1. (transitive) To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
    • Bedouin women veil their faces more strictly than city dwellers but enjoy greater freedom of dress and movement.1987 October, Marianne Alireza, “Women of Saudi Arabia”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4, page 436
  2. (transitive) To conceal as with a veil.
    • The forest fire was veiled by smoke, but I could hear it clearly.

See all 12 meanings of veil

Origin of veilest

veil + -est

Questions about veilest

What is veilest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Veilest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of veil.

Words near veilest in the dictionary

  1. veiled plates
  2. veiledly
  3. veiledness
  4. veiler
  5. veilers
  6. veilest
  7. veileth
  8. veiling
  9. veilingly
  10. veilings
  11. veillance

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