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calcitrate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cal-ci-trate
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To kick.

Archaic; Formal

Etymology

From Latin calcitratus, past participle of calcitrare.

Usage

Inflected Forms

calcitrates (present, singular) calcitrating (participle, present) calcitrated (participle, past) calcitrated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

calcitrant calcitration recalcitrant

Questions

What does calcitrate mean?
To kick.
Where does calcitrate come from?
From Latin calcitratus, past participle of calcitrare.

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