Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to portcullis
Participle: portcullised
Gerund: portcullising
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | portcullis |
| you | portcullis |
| he;she;it | portcullises |
| we | portcullis |
| you | portcullis |
| they | portcullis |
Perfect
| I | have portcullised |
| you | have portcullised |
| he;she;it | has portcullised |
| we | have portcullised |
| you | have portcullised |
| they | have portcullised |
Past
| I | portcullised |
| you | portcullised |
| he;she;it | portcullised |
| we | portcullised |
| you | portcullised |
| they | portcullised |
Pluperfect
| I | had portcullised |
| you | had portcullised |
| he;she;it | had portcullised |
| we | had portcullised |
| you | had portcullised |
| they | had portcullised |
Future
| I | will portcullis |
| you | will portcullis |
| he;she;it | will portcullis |
| we | will portcullis |
| you | will portcullis |
| they | will portcullis |
Future Perfect
| I | will have portcullised |
| you | will have portcullised |
| he;she;it | will have portcullised |
| we | will have portcullised |
| you | will have portcullised |
| they | will have portcullised |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | portcullis |
| you | portcullis |
| he;she;it | portcullis |
| we | portcullis |
| you | portcullis |
| they | portcullis |
Perfect
| I | have portcullised |
| you | have portcullised |
| he;she;it | have portcullised |
| we | have portcullised |
| you | have portcullised |
| they | have portcullised |
Imperfect
| I | portcullised |
| you | portcullised |
| he;she;it | portcullised |
| we | portcullised |
| you | portcullised |
| they | portcullised |
Pluperfect
| I | had portcullised |
| you | had portcullised |
| he;she;it | had portcullised |
| we | had portcullised |
| you | had portcullised |
| they | had portcullised |
Conditional
Present
| I | would portcullis |
| you | would portcullis |
| he;she;it | would portcullis |
| we | would portcullis |
| you | would portcullis |
| they | would portcullis |
Perfect
| I | would have portcullised |
| you | would have portcullised |
| he;she;it | would have portcullised |
| we | would have portcullised |
| you | would have portcullised |
| they | would have portcullised |
Imperative
| you | portcullis |
| we | Let's portcullis |
| you | portcullis |
Verbs conjugated like 'portcullis'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'portcullis'
fordull,
forecall,
foreclaim,
formulise,
fortunise,
mortalise,
outbully,
outclass,
outcurl,
outpull,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1300, from O.Fr.
porte coleice "sliding gate" (c.1200), from
porte "gate" (see port (2)) +
coleice "sliding, flowing," fem. of
coleis, from L.
colatus, pp. of
colare "to filter, strain."
2. From Middle English portcolyse, from Old French porte colëice, from porte (“door”) + feminine of colëiz (“sliding”), ultimately from Latin colāre. See: Latin '
colo'.
Sample Sentences
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[…]Within my mouth you haue engaold my tongue, / Doubly portculliſt with my teeth and lippes[…] [1595 December 9 (first known performance), [William Shakespeare], The Tragedie of King Richard the Second. […] (First Quarto), London: […] Valentine Simmes for Androw Wise, […], published 1597, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:]