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Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman rioter; equivalent to riot + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /riːˈɔːtən/, /riːˈuːtən/, /ˈriːutən/, /ˈriːatən/, /ˈriːətən/
Verb
rioten (third-person singular simple present rioteth, present participle riotende, riotynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle rioted)
- To indulge; to engage in pleasure.
- (rare) To live without restraint; to behave in a riotous way.
- (rare) To devastate or wreck (a region)
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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