douter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of douter
1615–25; dial. dout (v.) (contraction of do 1 + out; cf. doff, don 2) + -er 1
Example Sentences
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Son surnom pa�en de Marteau me ferait volontiers douter s'il �tait chr�tien.
From Notes and Queries, Number 31, June 1, 1850 by Various
Il me semble que je ne dois pas omettre ici une histoire, de la certitude de laquelle on n'eut pas lieu de douter.
From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1 by King, Phillip Parker
Si l'on pouvait encore douter que celles-ci �taient des tombeaux, l'imitation des pyramides �gyptiennes dans un tombeau romain serait un argument de plus pour prouver qu'elles avaient une destination fun�raire.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
L'on ne sçaurait douter que la lumière ne consiste dans le mouvement de certaine matière.
From Popular scientific lectures by Mach, Ernst
Le Roi s'amuse," among many other symptoms of insanity has the following:— "Le premier mouvement de l'auteur fut de douter....
From Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) by Trollope, Frances Milton
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