palatalise
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of palatalize.

palatalize
To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.
To be pronounced with the tongue against the palate.

palatalized
Having undergone palatalization.

palatalizes
third-person singular simple present indicative of palatalize

palatalizing
present participle and gerund of palatalize

palaver
A village council meeting.
Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter.
Mentally draining activity, either physical or fuss.
A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot.
Disagreement.
Talk intended to deceive.

palavered
simple past and past participle of palaver

palavering
gerund of palaver: the act of one who palavers.

palaverings
plural of palavering

palavers
third-person singular simple present indicative of palaver

paleostress
Ancient stress (in rocks)

paleostresses
plural of paleostress

palmistries
plural of palmistry

palmistry
Telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand.
A book on palmistry; a system of palmistry.
A dexterous use or trick of the hand.

palter
To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions.
To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions.
To trifle.
To haggle.
To babble; to chatter.

paltered
simple past and past participle of palter

paltering
present participle and gerund of palter

palterings
plural of paltering

palters
third-person singular simple present indicative of palter

pantomime
A Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime.
The drama in ancient Greece and Rome featuring such performers; or (later) any of various kinds of performance modelled on such work.
A traditional theatrical entertainment, originally based on the commedia dell'arte, but later aimed mostly at children and involving physical comedy, topical jokes, call and response, and fairy-tale plots.
The act of gesturing without speaking; a dumb-show, a mime.

pantomimed
simple past and past participle of pantomime

pantomimery
pantomime

pantomimes
plural of pantomime

pantomimicry
Synonym of pantomime (“mime; gesturing without speaking”).

pantomiming
The performance of pantomime.

pantomimings
plural of pantomiming

parabolise
Alternative form of parabolize.

parabolize
To speak in parables.
To make (a mirror etc) parabolic.

parabolized
simple past and past participle of parabolize

parabolizes
third-person singular simple present indicative of parabolize

parabolizing
present participle and gerund of parabolize

paracopes
plural of paracope

parle
Parley; talk.
A nasty encounter.

parled
simple past and past participle of parle

parles
plural of parle

parleyvoo
The French language, especially as understood by an English person.
A French person.

parleyvooed
simple past and past participle of parleyvoo

parleyvooing
present participle and gerund of parleyvoo

parleyvoos
third-person singular simple present indicative of parleyvoo

parling
present participle and gerund of parle

parlyvoo
Alternative form of parleyvoo.

parp
Representing the sound of a car horn, a trumpet, or breaking wind.

parped
simple past and past participle of parp

parping
present participle and gerund of parp

parpings
plural of parping

parps
plural of parp

particulate
Composed of separate particles.
Pertaining to heritable characteristics which are attributable discretely to either one or another of an offspring's parents, rather than a blend of the two.

particulated
Reduced to a particulate form.

particulates
plural of particulate (“solid or liquid in a subdivided state”).

particulating
present participle and gerund of particulate

partwords
plural of partword

pastoralise
Alternative form of pastoralize.

pastoralised
simple past and past participle of pastoralise

pastoralises
third-person singular simple present indicative of pastoralise

pastoralising
present participle and gerund of pastoralise

pastoralize
To make pastoral.

pastoralized
simple past and past participle of pastoralize

pastoralizes
third-person singular simple present indicative of pastoralize

pastoralizing
present participle and gerund of pastoralize

pastorate
The role or responsibilities of a pastor.
The period of service of a particular pastor to their congregation; their term of office.
An organization or body consisting of multiple pastors.

pastorates
plural of pastorate

paulter
Dated form of palter.

peal
A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale.
The changes rung on a set of bells; in the strict sense a full peal of at least 5040 changes.

pealed
simple past and past participle of peal

pealing
present participle and gerund of peal

pealings
plural of pealing

peals
plural of peal

pentacts
plural of pentact

pentasyllable
A pentasyllabic word

pentasyllables
plural of pentasyllable

pentones
plural of pentone

perdure
To continue to exist, last or endure, especially for a great length of time.
To exist in such a way as to possess distinct temporal parts (in perdurantism).

perdured
simple past and past participle of perdure

perdures
third-person singular simple present indicative of perdure

perduring
present participle and gerund of perdure

permit
To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to.
To allow for, to make something possible.
To allow, to admit (of).
To grant formal authorization for (something).
To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something).
To hand over, resign (something to someone).

permiting
Alternative form of permitting.

permits
plural of permit

permitted
simple past and past participle of permit

permitting
present participle and gerund of permit
Used in an absolute clause to indicate that the statement modified by the clause (typically an expression of intent) will only be fulfilled if not impeded by the noun.

permittings
plural of permitting

perorate
To speak or declaim at great length, especially in a pompous or grandiloquent manner; to harangue.
To make a peroration; to make a formal recapitulation at the end of a speech.

perorated
simple past and past participle of perorate

perorates
third-person singular simple present indicative of perorate

perorating
present participle and gerund of perorate

persuade
To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.
To convince of by argument, or by reasons offered or suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe (something).
To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something).

persuaded
simple past and past participle of persuade

persuades
third-person singular simple present indicative of persuade

persuading
present participle and gerund of persuade

persuadings
plural of persuading

perswade
Obsolete spelling of persuade.

pessimise
Alternative spelling of pessimize.

pessimize
To take a pessimistic view of; to speak of in a negative or pessimistic way.
To make (something) pessimal or the worst; (in a weaker sense) to make (something, such as a computer program) less efficient.
To think like a pessimist; to believe the worst.
To become pessimal or the worst.

pessimized
simple past and past participle of pessimize

pessimizes
third-person singular simple present indicative of pessimize

pessimizing
present participle and gerund of pessimize

philippize
To support or advocate the cause of Philip of Macedon; (more generally) to speak as someone who has been wrongly inspired or corrupted.

philippized
simple past and past participle of philippize

philippizes
third-person singular simple present indicative of philippize

philippizing
present participle and gerund of philippize