Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apparate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: ap-pa-rate
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

verb

To appear magically; to teleport to or from a place.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

""Reivers!" he bellowed. His valet appeared — or really, it seemed rather more like he apparated — in the doorway."
"What had silenced her, however, was the enormous demonic object that had apparated in the air beyond the tunnel's exit."
"if it is an emergency, I will be able to apparate directly to wherever you are and help you."

Etymology

From Latin apparātus.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: apparātus, appareo

Usage

Inflected Forms

apparates (plural) apparates (present, singular) apparating (participle, present) apparated (participle, past) apparated (past)

Derived Forms

disapparate reapparate

Questions

What does apparate mean?: apparatus
Where does apparate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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