Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To mock; deride; defame; publish the misdeeds of.

Origin

From Middle English forgabben (“to mock”), equivalent to for- (“destructively, harmfully”)

From Middle English forgabben (“to mock”), equivalent to for- (“destructively, harmfully”) + gab.

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Forms

forgabs, forgabbing, forgabbed, forgabbed
Base formforgab · to forgab
3rd person singularforgabs
Present participleforgabbing
Past simpleforgabbed
Past participleforgabbed

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyforgab
he, she, itforgabs

Past simpleLesson

all personsforgabbed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill forgab

Synonyms

98 synonyms
teaseB2blameA2blazeB2blurB2cloudA1detractC2dirtyA1discreditB2disgraceB2disparageC2foulB2muddyB2reproachC2revileC2

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
forfeitC1forfeitureC2forgeforgeryforgetA1
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