rubefy
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rubefy
(ˈruːbɪˌfaɪ)vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
(tr) to make red, esp (of a counterirritant) to make the skin go red
[C19: from Latin rubefacere, from rubeus red + facere to make]
rubefacient adj, n
rubefaction n
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rubefy
Past participle: rubefied
Gerund: rubefying
| Imperative |
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| rubefy |
| rubefy |
| Present |
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| I rubefy |
| you rubefy |
| he/she/it rubefies |
| we rubefy |
| you rubefy |
| they rubefy |
| Preterite |
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| I rubefied |
| you rubefied |
| he/she/it rubefied |
| we rubefied |
| you rubefied |
| they rubefied |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am rubefying |
| you are rubefying |
| he/she/it is rubefying |
| we are rubefying |
| you are rubefying |
| they are rubefying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have rubefied |
| you have rubefied |
| he/she/it has rubefied |
| we have rubefied |
| you have rubefied |
| they have rubefied |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was rubefying |
| you were rubefying |
| he/she/it was rubefying |
| we were rubefying |
| you were rubefying |
| they were rubefying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had rubefied |
| you had rubefied |
| he/she/it had rubefied |
| we had rubefied |
| you had rubefied |
| they had rubefied |
| Future |
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| I will rubefy |
| you will rubefy |
| he/she/it will rubefy |
| we will rubefy |
| you will rubefy |
| they will rubefy |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have rubefied |
| you will have rubefied |
| he/she/it will have rubefied |
| we will have rubefied |
| you will have rubefied |
| they will have rubefied |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be rubefying |
| you will be rubefying |
| he/she/it will be rubefying |
| we will be rubefying |
| you will be rubefying |
| they will be rubefying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been rubefying |
| you have been rubefying |
| he/she/it has been rubefying |
| we have been rubefying |
| you have been rubefying |
| they have been rubefying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been rubefying |
| you will have been rubefying |
| he/she/it will have been rubefying |
| we will have been rubefying |
| you will have been rubefying |
| they will have been rubefying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been rubefying |
| you had been rubefying |
| he/she/it had been rubefying |
| we had been rubefying |
| you had been rubefying |
| they had been rubefying |
| Conditional |
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| I would rubefy |
| you would rubefy |
| he/she/it would rubefy |
| we would rubefy |
| you would rubefy |
| they would rubefy |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have rubefied |
| you would have rubefied |
| he/she/it would have rubefied |
| we would have rubefied |
| you would have rubefied |
| they would have rubefied |
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