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accoy

/əˈkɔɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ac-coy
IPA
/əˈkɔɪ/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To soothe, to calm; to assuage, to subdue.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French acoyer, from coy (“quiet, calm”). By surface analysis, a- + coy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

accoys (present, singular) accoying (participle, present) accoyed (participle, past) accoyed (past)

Rhymes With

boy enjoy man and boy pick-me boy joy destroy toy roy employ troy po' boy oi

Questions

How do you pronounce accoy?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkɔɪ/.
What does accoy mean?
To soothe, to calm; to assuage, to subdue.
Where does accoy come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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