Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to blue-pencil
Participle: blue-penciled
Gerund: blue-penciling
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | blue-pencil |
| you | blue-pencil |
| he;she;it | blue-pencils |
| we | blue-pencil |
| you | blue-pencil |
| they | blue-pencil |
Perfect
| I | have blue-penciled |
| you | have blue-penciled |
| he;she;it | has blue-penciled |
| we | have blue-penciled |
| you | have blue-penciled |
| they | have blue-penciled |
Past
| I | blue-penciled |
| you | blue-penciled |
| he;she;it | blue-penciled |
| we | blue-penciled |
| you | blue-penciled |
| they | blue-penciled |
Pluperfect
| I | had blue-penciled |
| you | had blue-penciled |
| he;she;it | had blue-penciled |
| we | had blue-penciled |
| you | had blue-penciled |
| they | had blue-penciled |
Future
| I | will blue-pencil |
| you | will blue-pencil |
| he;she;it | will blue-pencil |
| we | will blue-pencil |
| you | will blue-pencil |
| they | will blue-pencil |
Future Perfect
| I | will have blue-penciled |
| you | will have blue-penciled |
| he;she;it | will have blue-penciled |
| we | will have blue-penciled |
| you | will have blue-penciled |
| they | will have blue-penciled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | blue-pencil |
| you | blue-pencil |
| he;she;it | blue-pencil |
| we | blue-pencil |
| you | blue-pencil |
| they | blue-pencil |
Perfect
| I | have blue-penciled |
| you | have blue-penciled |
| he;she;it | have blue-penciled |
| we | have blue-penciled |
| you | have blue-penciled |
| they | have blue-penciled |
Imperfect
| I | blue-penciled |
| you | blue-penciled |
| he;she;it | blue-penciled |
| we | blue-penciled |
| you | blue-penciled |
| they | blue-penciled |
Pluperfect
| I | had blue-penciled |
| you | had blue-penciled |
| he;she;it | had blue-penciled |
| we | had blue-penciled |
| you | had blue-penciled |
| they | had blue-penciled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would blue-pencil |
| you | would blue-pencil |
| he;she;it | would blue-pencil |
| we | would blue-pencil |
| you | would blue-pencil |
| they | would blue-pencil |
Perfect
| I | would have blue-penciled |
| you | would have blue-penciled |
| he;she;it | would have blue-penciled |
| we | would have blue-penciled |
| you | would have blue-penciled |
| they | would have blue-penciled |
Imperative
| you | blue-pencil |
| we | Let's blue-pencil |
| you | blue-pencil |
Verbs conjugated like 'blue-pencil'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'blue-pencil'
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material
- cancel, clear, cross out, eliminate, erase, exclude, expunge, obliterate, remove, rub out, score, scrap, scratch, scrub, squelch, strike, strike out, terminate, delete
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From blue + pencil.
Sample Sentences