Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

makebate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: make-bate
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who excites contentions and quarrels; an instigator.

noun

A plant, bush jasmine (Chrysojasminum fruticans, syn. Jasminum fruticans).

Etymology

From make + bate (“strife, contention, quarrel”).

Inflected Forms

makebates (plural)

Questions

What does makebate mean?: One who excites contentions and quarrels; an instigator.
Where does makebate come from?: From make + bate (“strife, contention, quarrel”).

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