Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adorate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ado-rate
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of adore.

Example Sentences

"The Maharſhees, holy bands, hail thee, and glorify thy name with adorating praiſes."
"In the other is depicted the Crucifixion of Christ, who is represented as suffering between the two thieves, while the Maries are adorating below."
"Five aspects of the cult easily adapt themselves to be measured, as they are treated often enough in the cult inventories: the number of gods adorated,[…]."
"In ancient times, and in modern times in Afghanistan during the Taliban regime, people were required, even unwillingly to adorate the main deity of a state religion as the government described it."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin adōrāt-, past participial stem of adōrō.

Inflected Forms

adorates (present, singular) adorating (participle, present) adorated (participle, past) adorated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

adorator

Synonyms

adore

Questions

What does adorate mean?: Synonym of adore.
Where does adorate come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin adōrāt-, past participial stem of adōrō.

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