douter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of douter
1615–25; dial. dout (v.) (contraction of do 1 + out; doff, don 2 ) + -er 1
Example Sentences
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L'on ne sçaurait douter que la lumière ne consiste dans le mouvement de certaine matière.
From Popular scientific lectures by Mach, Ernst
Il est permis de voir dans le buste du Capitole un vrai portrait de Brutus; il est difficile d'en douter en le contemplant.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
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
Mon cher Monsieur Reeve,—Nous ne pouvions douter, ma femme et moi, de la part que vous et Madame Reeve prendriez au malheur si cruel et si inattendu qui vient de nous frapper.
From Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. by Laughton, John Knox
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
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