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atterrate

/əˈtɛɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
at-ter-rate
IPA
/əˈtɛɹeɪt/
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fill up with alluvial earth.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Italian atterrare. Compare Late Latin atterrare (“to cast to earth”).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

atterrates (present, singular) atterrating (participle, present) atterrated (participle, past) atterrated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

atterration

Questions

How do you pronounce atterrate?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈtɛɹeɪt/.
What does atterrate mean?
To fill up with alluvial earth.
Where does atterrate come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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