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preposterate

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To reverse or turn upside down.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flip over, invert

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To pervert or disgrace.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: corrupt, sophisticate, warp, adulterate, debauch, demoralize, detort, file, immoralize, lead astray, pervert, pollute, preposterate, seduce, suborn, subvert, tamper, unmoralize, vitiate

Antonyms: none provided

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