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gratinate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
grati-nate
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bake so as to form a gratin.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Etymology

From gratin + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French gratiner.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gratinates (present, singular) gratinating (participle, present) gratinated (participle, past) gratinated (past)

Questions

What does gratinate mean?
To bake so as to form a gratin.
Where does gratinate come from?
From gratin + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French gratiner.

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