fordull

F4O1R1D2U1L1L1

verb

To make dull; stupefy.

OriginMiddle English fordullen →
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Meanings

verbfordull (third-person singular simple present fordulls, present participle fordulling, simple past and past participle fordulled)

present singular third person fordulls · participle present fordulling · participle past fordulled · past fordulled · alternative foredull

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo make dull; stupefy.

    I followed after, fordulled for rudeness, […]

    1843, Thomas Gray, The Works of Thomas Gray

Origin

  1. Middle Englishfordullen
  2. Englishfordull

From Middle English fordullen, fordollen, equivalent to for- + dull. Cognate with Middle Low German vordullen.

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APA

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Chicago

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