Meaning

2 senses

  1. To encircle, or surround.

  2. To girdle (stunt or kill by cutting).

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin cinctūra. Cognate with Spanish cintura (“waist”). Doublet of

Learned borrowing from Latin cinctūra. Cognate with Spanish cintura (“waist”). Doublet of ceinture.

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Forms

cinctures, cincturing, cinctured, cinctured
Base formcincture · to cincture
3rd person singularcinctures
Present participlecincturing
Past simplecinctured
Past participlecinctured

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycincture
he, she, itcinctures

Past simpleLesson

all personscinctured

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave cinctured
he, she, ithas cinctured

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill cincture

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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