Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elasticate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: elas-ti-cate
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To add or wrap elastic around something.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin elasticusbor. French élastiquebor. English elastic Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English elasticate From elastic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

elasticates (present, singular) elasticating (participle, present) elasticated (participle, past) elasticated (past)

Derived Forms

elastication

Questions

What does elasticate mean?: To add or wrap elastic around something.
Where does elasticate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin elasticusbor. French élastiquebor. English elastic Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English elasticate From elastic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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