Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to obelisk
Participle: obelisked
Gerund: obelisking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | obelisk |
| you | obelisk |
| he;she;it | obelisks |
| we | obelisk |
| you | obelisk |
| they | obelisk |
Perfect
| I | have obelisked |
| you | have obelisked |
| he;she;it | has obelisked |
| we | have obelisked |
| you | have obelisked |
| they | have obelisked |
Past
| I | obelisked |
| you | obelisked |
| he;she;it | obelisked |
| we | obelisked |
| you | obelisked |
| they | obelisked |
Pluperfect
| I | had obelisked |
| you | had obelisked |
| he;she;it | had obelisked |
| we | had obelisked |
| you | had obelisked |
| they | had obelisked |
Future
| I | will obelisk |
| you | will obelisk |
| he;she;it | will obelisk |
| we | will obelisk |
| you | will obelisk |
| they | will obelisk |
Future Perfect
| I | will have obelisked |
| you | will have obelisked |
| he;she;it | will have obelisked |
| we | will have obelisked |
| you | will have obelisked |
| they | will have obelisked |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | obelisk |
| you | obelisk |
| he;she;it | obelisk |
| we | obelisk |
| you | obelisk |
| they | obelisk |
Perfect
| I | have obelisked |
| you | have obelisked |
| he;she;it | have obelisked |
| we | have obelisked |
| you | have obelisked |
| they | have obelisked |
Imperfect
| I | obelisked |
| you | obelisked |
| he;she;it | obelisked |
| we | obelisked |
| you | obelisked |
| they | obelisked |
Pluperfect
| I | had obelisked |
| you | had obelisked |
| he;she;it | had obelisked |
| we | had obelisked |
| you | had obelisked |
| they | had obelisked |
Conditional
Present
| I | would obelisk |
| you | would obelisk |
| he;she;it | would obelisk |
| we | would obelisk |
| you | would obelisk |
| they | would obelisk |
Perfect
| I | would have obelisked |
| you | would have obelisked |
| he;she;it | would have obelisked |
| we | would have obelisked |
| you | would have obelisked |
| they | would have obelisked |
Imperative
| you | obelisk |
| we | Let's obelisk |
| you | obelisk |
Verbs conjugated like 'obelisk'
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 'obelisk'
obelise,
belick,
obelize,
abolish,
begink,
bekiss,
belie,
belike,
belimb,
belime,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle French obelisque, from Latin obeliscus (“obelisk”), from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος (obelískos), diminutive of ὀβελός (obelós, “needle”). Compare obelus.
Sample Sentences
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Dragonflies that spend the day in full sun may obelisk to minimize the sunlight striking the body. An obelisking dragonfly looks like it's doing a headstand[…] [2004, Cynthia Berger, Dragonflies:]