"parrotise" meaning in English

See parrotise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: parrotises [present, singular, third-person], parrotising [participle, present], parrotised [participle, past], parrotised [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} parrotise (third-person singular simple present parrotises, present participle parrotising, simple past and past participle parrotised)
  1. Alternative form of parrotize Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: parrotize
    Sense id: en-parrotise-en-verb-kGGkSwXx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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