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inhiate

/ˈɪn.haɪ̯.eɪ̯t/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-hi-ate
IPA
/ˈɪn.haɪ̯.eɪ̯t/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To open the jaws; to gape.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin inhiō, inhiāre, inhiāvī, inhiātum. First attested in 1542. By surface analysis, in- + hiate.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɪn.haɪ̯.eɪ̯t/
  • British English: /ˈɪn.haɪ̯.eɪ̯t/

Usage

Inflected Forms

inhiates (present, singular) inhiating (participle, present) inhiated (participle, past) inhiated (past)

Derived Forms

inhiation

Frequently Paired Words

hiatus

Questions

How do you pronounce inhiate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪn.haɪ̯.eɪ̯t/.
What does inhiate mean?
To open the jaws; to gape.
Where does inhiate come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin inhiō, inhiāre, inhiāvī, inhiātum. First attested in 1542. By surface analysis, in- + hiate.

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