preposterate

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verb

To reverse or turn upside down.

“I never saw thinge done by you which preposterated or perverted the good judgment that all the world esteemeth to shine in you.”

Scrabble 16

Meanings

verbpreposterate (third-person singular simple present preposterates, present participle preposterating, simple past and past participle preposterated)

present singular third person preposterates · participle present preposterating · participle past preposterated · past preposterated

  1. obsoleteTo reverse or turn upside down.

    Synonyms: flip over, invert

  2. obsoleteTo pervert or disgrace.

    I never saw thinge done by you which preposterated or perverted the good judgment that all the world esteemeth to shine in you.

    Synonyms: corrupt, sophisticate, warp, adulterate, corrupt, debauch, demoralize, detort

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo reverse or turn upside down.

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Chicago

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