self-police in English

Forms: self-polices [present, singular, third-person], self-policing [participle, present], self-policed [participle, past], self-policed [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From self- + police. Etymology templates: {{af|en|self-|police}} self- + police Head templates: {{en-verb}} self-police (third-person singular simple present self-polices, present participle self-policing, simple past and past participle self-policed)

Inflected forms

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"self-police" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms