Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epitomate

/ɛˈpɪtəmeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: epit-o-mate
IPA: /ɛˈpɪtəmeɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of epitomize (“make an epitome of”).

Etymology

An adaptation of epitomāt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin epitomō (“to abridge”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɛˈpɪtəmeɪt/

Inflected Forms

epitomates (present, singular) epitomating (participle, present) epitomated (participle, past) epitomated (past)

Derived Forms

epitomator

Synonyms

epitomize

Questions

How do you pronounce epitomate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛˈpɪtəmeɪt/.
What does epitomate mean?: Synonym of epitomize (“make an epitome of”).
Where does epitomate come from?: An adaptation of epitomāt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin epitomō (“to abridge”).

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