Reflexive
Bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past.
Implying censure.
Having for its direct object a pronoun which refers to the agent or subject as its antecedent; -- said of certain verbs; as, the witness perjured himself; I bethought myself. Applied also to pronouns of this class; reciprocal; reflective.
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As,
Backward,
Bending,
Bethought,
Censure,
Certain,
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Having,
Himself,
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Object,
Of,
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Perjured,
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Respect,
Said,
Something,
Subject,
The,
This,
To,
Turned,
Which,
Witness
Reflexive Translations
reflexive in German is reflexiv
reflexive in Spanish is reflexivo
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