Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to poleaxe
Participle: poleaxed
Gerund: poleaxing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | poleaxe |
| you | poleaxe |
| he;she;it | poleaxes |
| we | poleaxe |
| you | poleaxe |
| they | poleaxe |
Perfect
| I | have poleaxed |
| you | have poleaxed |
| he;she;it | has poleaxed |
| we | have poleaxed |
| you | have poleaxed |
| they | have poleaxed |
Past
| I | poleaxed |
| you | poleaxed |
| he;she;it | poleaxed |
| we | poleaxed |
| you | poleaxed |
| they | poleaxed |
Pluperfect
| I | had poleaxed |
| you | had poleaxed |
| he;she;it | had poleaxed |
| we | had poleaxed |
| you | had poleaxed |
| they | had poleaxed |
Future
| I | will poleaxe |
| you | will poleaxe |
| he;she;it | will poleaxe |
| we | will poleaxe |
| you | will poleaxe |
| they | will poleaxe |
Future Perfect
| I | will have poleaxed |
| you | will have poleaxed |
| he;she;it | will have poleaxed |
| we | will have poleaxed |
| you | will have poleaxed |
| they | will have poleaxed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | poleaxe |
| you | poleaxe |
| he;she;it | poleaxe |
| we | poleaxe |
| you | poleaxe |
| they | poleaxe |
Perfect
| I | have poleaxed |
| you | have poleaxed |
| he;she;it | have poleaxed |
| we | have poleaxed |
| you | have poleaxed |
| they | have poleaxed |
Imperfect
| I | poleaxed |
| you | poleaxed |
| he;she;it | poleaxed |
| we | poleaxed |
| you | poleaxed |
| they | poleaxed |
Pluperfect
| I | had poleaxed |
| you | had poleaxed |
| he;she;it | had poleaxed |
| we | had poleaxed |
| you | had poleaxed |
| they | had poleaxed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would poleaxe |
| you | would poleaxe |
| he;she;it | would poleaxe |
| we | would poleaxe |
| you | would poleaxe |
| they | would poleaxe |
Perfect
| I | would have poleaxed |
| you | would have poleaxed |
| he;she;it | would have poleaxed |
| we | would have poleaxed |
| you | would have poleaxed |
| they | would have poleaxed |
Imperative
| you | poleaxe |
| we | Let's poleaxe |
| you | poleaxe |
Verbs conjugated like 'poleaxe'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'poleaxe'
poleax,
please,
beleave,
cleave,
colead,
collage,
collate,
foliage,
foliate,
forleave,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From earlier pollax, from poll (“head”) + axe, with the spelling influenced by pole.
Sample Sentences
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Lisa Griffin, who runs Brew Rock and an Irish pub in nearby Benidorm, was as poleaxed by the announcement as her customers were. [2020 July 26, Sam Jones, “'Everyone is panicking': UK quarantine decision shocks Britons in Spain”, in The Guardian:]
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After a lacklustre campaign that has failed to grapple with Germany’s looming problems, the world should expect post-election coalition talks to last for months, poleaxing European politics while they drag on. [2021 September 25, Zanny Minton Beddoes, “The Mess Merkel leaves behind”, in The Economist:]