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virtuefies

virtuefies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of virtuefy.

Meaning of virtuefy

Verb

virtuefy (third-person singular simple present virtuefies, present participle virtuefying, simple past and past participle virtuefied)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To make virtuous.
    • […] his friends sent him into the army, which they believed would "virtuefy" him; but he soon left it, a disgrace to his corps.1836, Robert Slater Bayley, Nature considered as a revelation, page 147

Questions about virtuefies

What is virtuefies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Virtuefies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of virtuefy.

Words near virtuefies in the dictionary

  1. virtue-signally
  2. virtuecrat
  3. virtuecrats
  4. virtued
  5. virtuefied
  6. virtuefies
  7. virtuefy
  8. virtuefying
  9. virtueless
  10. virtuelessness
  11. virtues

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