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agist

(əˈdʒɪst)
vb (tr)
1. (Law) to care for and feed (cattle or horses) for payment
2. (Law) to assess and charge (land or its owner) with a public burden, such as a tax
[C14: from Old French agister, from gister to lodge, ultimately from Latin jacēre to lie down]
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agist


Past participle: agisted
Gerund: agisting

Imperative
agist
agist
Present
I agist
you agist
he/she/it agists
we agist
you agist
they agist
Preterite
I agisted
you agisted
he/she/it agisted
we agisted
you agisted
they agisted
Present Continuous
I am agisting
you are agisting
he/she/it is agisting
we are agisting
you are agisting
they are agisting
Present Perfect
I have agisted
you have agisted
he/she/it has agisted
we have agisted
you have agisted
they have agisted
Past Continuous
I was agisting
you were agisting
he/she/it was agisting
we were agisting
you were agisting
they were agisting
Past Perfect
I had agisted
you had agisted
he/she/it had agisted
we had agisted
you had agisted
they had agisted
Future
I will agist
you will agist
he/she/it will agist
we will agist
you will agist
they will agist
Future Perfect
I will have agisted
you will have agisted
he/she/it will have agisted
we will have agisted
you will have agisted
they will have agisted
Future Continuous
I will be agisting
you will be agisting
he/she/it will be agisting
we will be agisting
you will be agisting
they will be agisting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been agisting
you have been agisting
he/she/it has been agisting
we have been agisting
you have been agisting
they have been agisting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been agisting
you will have been agisting
he/she/it will have been agisting
we will have been agisting
you will have been agisting
they will have been agisting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been agisting
you had been agisting
he/she/it had been agisting
we had been agisting
you had been agisting
they had been agisting
Conditional
I would agist
you would agist
he/she/it would agist
we would agist
you would agist
they would agist
Past Conditional
I would have agisted
you would have agisted
he/she/it would have agisted
we would have agisted
you would have agisted
they would have agisted
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