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Definition of knight verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

knight

verb

NAmE//naɪt//

[usually passive] knight somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they knight

he / she / it knights

past simple knighted

-ing form knighting

to give someone the rank and title of a knight He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to industry.

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