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permanent

/ˈpɝ.mə.nənt/ verb C2
  1. To perm (the hair). (dated, transitive)

He/she/it permanents · Past permanented · Past participle permanented · -ing form permanenting

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Verb forms

Base form
permanent
He/she/it
permanents
Past
permanented
Past participle
permanented
-ing form
permanenting

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The only conceivable motive was that which had been suggested by Sir Henry, that if the family could be scared away a comfortable and permanent home would be secured for the Barrymores.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 77 · C1
Finding a permanent place to live was another major hurdle during my first few weeks.
A New Chapter in Dublin, p. 1 · B2
The emperor offered the bird a permanent home inside his royal palace.
The Emperor and the Nightingale, p. 1 · B2

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