deacon
/ˈdiːkən/ verb C2- To ordain to the diaconate.
- For a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir.
- To kill a calf shortly after birth.
- To place fresh fruit at the top of a barrel or other container, with spoiled or imperfect fruit hidden beneath.
- To make sly alterations to the boundaries of (land); to adulterate or doctor (an article to be sold), etc.
He/she/it deacons · Past deaconed · Past participle deaconed · -ing form deaconing
Verb forms
- Base form
- deacon
- He/she/it
- deacons
- Past
- deaconed
- Past participle
- deaconed
- -ing form
- deaconing
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