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- [uh-jist]
- /əˈdʒɪst/
- /ˈeɪʤɪst /
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-jist]
- /əˈdʒɪst/
Definitions of agist word
- verb agist to care for and feed (cattle or horses) for payment 3
- verb agist to assess and charge (land or its owner) with a public burden, such as a tax 3
- verb with object agist to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee. 1
- noun agist Take in and feed (livestock) for payment. 1
- verb agist To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and collecting the money for the same. 0
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Origin of agist
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Anglo-French, Middle French agister to give lodgings to, equivalent to a- a-5 + gister to lodge, lie < Germanic; compare Old English giestian to lodge, derivative of giest guest
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Parts of speech for Agist
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
agist popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
agist usage trend in Literature
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verb agist
- imagist — (often initial capital letter) a theory or practice of a group of poets in England and America between 1909 and 1917 who believed that poetry should employ the language of common speech, create new rhythms, have complete freedom in subject matter, and present a clear, concentrated, and precise image.