Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to debreast
Participle: debreasted
Gerund: debreasting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | debreast |
| you | debreast |
| he;she;it | debreasts |
| we | debreast |
| you | debreast |
| they | debreast |
Perfect
| I | have debreasted |
| you | have debreasted |
| he;she;it | has debreasted |
| we | have debreasted |
| you | have debreasted |
| they | have debreasted |
Past
| I | debreasted |
| you | debreasted |
| he;she;it | debreasted |
| we | debreasted |
| you | debreasted |
| they | debreasted |
Pluperfect
| I | had debreasted |
| you | had debreasted |
| he;she;it | had debreasted |
| we | had debreasted |
| you | had debreasted |
| they | had debreasted |
Future
| I | will debreast |
| you | will debreast |
| he;she;it | will debreast |
| we | will debreast |
| you | will debreast |
| they | will debreast |
Future Perfect
| I | will have debreasted |
| you | will have debreasted |
| he;she;it | will have debreasted |
| we | will have debreasted |
| you | will have debreasted |
| they | will have debreasted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | debreast |
| you | debreast |
| he;she;it | debreast |
| we | debreast |
| you | debreast |
| they | debreast |
Perfect
| I | have debreasted |
| you | have debreasted |
| he;she;it | have debreasted |
| we | have debreasted |
| you | have debreasted |
| they | have debreasted |
Imperfect
| I | debreasted |
| you | debreasted |
| he;she;it | debreasted |
| we | debreasted |
| you | debreasted |
| they | debreasted |
Pluperfect
| I | had debreasted |
| you | had debreasted |
| he;she;it | had debreasted |
| we | had debreasted |
| you | had debreasted |
| they | had debreasted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would debreast |
| you | would debreast |
| he;she;it | would debreast |
| we | would debreast |
| you | would debreast |
| they | would debreast |
Perfect
| I | would have debreasted |
| you | would have debreasted |
| he;she;it | would have debreasted |
| we | would have debreasted |
| you | would have debreasted |
| they | would have debreasted |
Imperative
| you | debreast |
| we | Let's debreast |
| you | debreast |
Verbs conjugated like 'debreast'
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 'debreast'
bebeast,
breast,
debleat,
decrease,
degrease,
detreat,
unbreast,
abreact,
beast,
beblast,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From de- + breast.
Sample Sentences
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The order was given to debreast that young sweeper. The subordinates slashed the innocent sweeper's breasts. [1978, Brajkishore Prasad, India Regained: A Dynastic Rule and the '77 Democratic Revolution, page 224:]
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Although it is often said elsewhere that this debreasting was done so that in maturity Amazons might be able to draw bowstrings unimpeded across their chests, the passage I have quoted offers a different explanation[…] [1991, Bruce Lincoln, Death, War, and Sacrifice, page 199:]
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Thus, in images of St Agatha's debreasting, artists often represent only the removal of a single breast, to the martyr's right, signalling a typological connection with Christ's wound[…] [2002, Rita Copeland, David Lawton, Wendy Scase, New medieval literatures, volume 5, page 122:]
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She yelped, ripped me off her chest and flung me so hard against the wall my eyes went out of focus. “Charlie,” she yelled, sitting up and frantically looking down the front of her nightie, acting as though I'd debreasted her or something. [2005, Phillip Gaustad, Carlocito, page 8:]