"dismalise" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: dismalises [present, singular, third-person], dismalising [participle, present], dismalised [participle, past], dismalised [past]
Etymology: dismal + -ise Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dismal|ise}} dismal + -ise Head templates: {{en-verb}} dismalise (third-person singular simple present dismalises, present participle dismalising, simple past and past participle dismalised)
  1. Alternative form of dismalize Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dismalize

Inflected forms

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