Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abacinate

/əbˈæsɪneɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aba-ci-nate
IPA: /əbˈæsɪneɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To blind by holding a red-hot metal rod or plate before the eyes

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

""You young scapegrace," said Dandolo, "I will myself abacinate you — in the Venetian way." "How's that?" "Blind your eyes with the glare, not of hot irons, but of new ducats. Count your pile.""
"Their straining eyes abacinated by the cup of terror, their throats stopped, their powers dead within them, they hung breathless, motionless."
"Abacinate, eyes that bleed, praying for the end of your wide awake nightmare."
"This chiasmic image of the subject's imperviousness suggests a sensory deprivation beyond sublimity, like that of abacinated anti-epistemology."

Etymology

From Late Latin abacinātus, perfect passive participle of abacinō; possibly formed from ab (“off”) + bacīnum (“a basin”) or bacīnus. Probably cognate with modern Italian abbacinare (“to dazzle”).

Word Breakdown

Root: abacinātus

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /əbˈæsɪneɪt/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

abacinates (present, singular) abacinating (participle, present) abacinated (participle, past) abacinated (past)

Derived Forms

abacination

Questions

How do you pronounce abacinate?: The recorded pronunciation is /əbˈæsɪneɪt/.
What does abacinate mean?: To blind by holding a red-hot metal rod or plate before the eyes
Where does abacinate come from?: From Late Latin abacinātus, perfect passive participle of abacinō; possibly formed from ab (“off”) + bacīnum (“a basin”) or bacīnus. Probably cognate with modern Italian abbacinare (“to dazzle”).

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