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peach (2)

peach [ peech ] (past and past participle peached, present participle peach·ing, 3rd person present singular peach·es)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
inform: to inform against somebody, especially an accomplice ( dated informal )

[15th century. Shortening of obsolete appeach, via Anglo-Norman< late Latin impedicare (see impeach)]
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