Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

efferate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ef-fer-ate
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To excite into a passionate, angry, bestial state.

Obsolete

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Etymology

From Latin efferātus, perfect passive participle of efferō (“to make wild or savage, brutalize, barbarize; to make fierce, infuriate, madden”). By surface analysis, ef- + Latin fer- + -ate.

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Inflected Forms

efferates (present, singular) efferating (participle, present) efferated (participle, past) efferated (past)

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Questions

What does efferate mean?
To excite into a passionate, angry, bestial state.
Where does efferate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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