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preposterate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-poster-ate
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reverse or turn upside down.

Obsolete

verb

To pervert or disgrace.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

preposterates (present, singular) preposterating (participle, present) preposterated (participle, past) preposterated (past)

Synonyms

flip over invert corrupt sophisticate warp adulterate debauch demoralize detort file immoralize lead astray

Questions

What does preposterate mean?
To reverse or turn upside down.

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