Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to velvet
Participle: velveted
Gerund: velveting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | velvet |
| you | velvet |
| he;she;it | velvets |
| we | velvet |
| you | velvet |
| they | velvet |
Perfect
| I | have velveted |
| you | have velveted |
| he;she;it | has velveted |
| we | have velveted |
| you | have velveted |
| they | have velveted |
Past
| I | velveted |
| you | velveted |
| he;she;it | velveted |
| we | velveted |
| you | velveted |
| they | velveted |
Pluperfect
| I | had velveted |
| you | had velveted |
| he;she;it | had velveted |
| we | had velveted |
| you | had velveted |
| they | had velveted |
Future
| I | will velvet |
| you | will velvet |
| he;she;it | will velvet |
| we | will velvet |
| you | will velvet |
| they | will velvet |
Future Perfect
| I | will have velveted |
| you | will have velveted |
| he;she;it | will have velveted |
| we | will have velveted |
| you | will have velveted |
| they | will have velveted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | velvet |
| you | velvet |
| he;she;it | velvet |
| we | velvet |
| you | velvet |
| they | velvet |
Perfect
| I | have velveted |
| you | have velveted |
| he;she;it | have velveted |
| we | have velveted |
| you | have velveted |
| they | have velveted |
Imperfect
| I | velveted |
| you | velveted |
| he;she;it | velveted |
| we | velveted |
| you | velveted |
| they | velveted |
Pluperfect
| I | had velveted |
| you | had velveted |
| he;she;it | had velveted |
| we | had velveted |
| you | had velveted |
| they | had velveted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would velvet |
| you | would velvet |
| he;she;it | would velvet |
| we | would velvet |
| you | would velvet |
| they | would velvet |
Perfect
| I | would have velveted |
| you | would have velveted |
| he;she;it | would have velveted |
| we | would have velveted |
| you | would have velveted |
| they | would have velveted |
Imperative
| you | velvet |
| we | Let's velvet |
| you | velvet |
Verbs conjugated like 'velvet'
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 'velvet'
delve,
helmet,
helve,
pellet,
relet,
revet,
valet,
valve,
volve,
ballet,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English velvet, velwet, veluet, from Old Occitan veluet, from Vulgar Latin *villutittus, diminutive of villūtus, from Latin villus (“shaggy hair, tuft of hair”). Cognate with French velours.
Sample Sentences
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Penmachno mill is situate where a stream has furrowed a deep channel, and velveted the rocks with the richest mosses […]. [1834, Edward Price, Norway. Views of Wild Scenery: and Journal, London: Hamilton, Adams & Co., Part I, p. 16:]
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Last week the scaffolds were up in the hall once more. This time the back wall is to be velveted in absorbent fiber glass […] [1963 September 6, “Childe Harold in New York”, in Time:]
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Blanching cut and specially marinated chicken in oil or water prior to stir-frying is a technique common to Chinese restaurant kitchens. The 20-second bath tenderizes the chicken remarkably, hence the process has been dubbed "velveting" in English. Velveted chicken is half-cooked, will not stick to the pan, and needs almost no oil when stir-fried. [1982, Barbara Tropp, The Modern Art of Chinese Cooking, Morrow, published 1982, page 137:]
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2014, "Top genetic selection produces biggest antlers," NZFarmer.co.nz, 12 July, 2014, http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/agribusiness/10255646/Top-genetic-selection-produces-biggest-antlers
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Reacting to painkillers when velveted, Sovereign II was too sick to grow antlers last year, but has since recovered.
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She spoke very gently, full of compassion for the boy, velveting her reproach for me. [2006, Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale:]