Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

observate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ob-ser-vate
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Example Sentences

"OTOH, it has been observated that most cases of a man having several wifes^([sic]) comes from the outer stress of war, leading to a shortage of men and an excess of women."
"It is in the ATF charter that "... all threads will terminate in reference to reproduction or elimination as quickly as practicable." I was only attempting to serve in the interest of the group by scrupulously observating its basic principles. Thank you for your contribution to my humble effort."
"Imprisonment includes the option to observate the prisoner and - except the really perverted sexual killers - an estimation whether any change is high-likely a serious one or not I guess not for impossible."

Etymology

Back-formation from observation.

Inflected Forms

observates (present, singular) observating (participle, present) observated (participle, past) observated (past)

Questions

What does observate mean?: To observe.
Where does observate come from?: Back-formation from observation.

How to pronounce observate

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