Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coarctate

/koʊˈɑɹkˌteɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coarc-tate
IPA: /koʊˈɑɹkˌteɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pressed close together, constricted, narrowed, compressed.

adj

(of the pupa of certain flies) Enclosed in a rigid case formed by the larval cuticle or puparium.

verb

To press together; to crowd.

Obsolete

verb

To restrain; to confine.

Obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin coarctātus, perfect participle of coarctō (“to press together, compress, contract, confine”), from co- (“being or bringing together, co-”) + arctō (“to draw or press close together”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: coarctātus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /koʊˈɑɹkˌteɪt/
British English: /kəʊˈɑːk.teɪt/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more coarctate (comparative) most coarctate (superlative) coarctates (present, singular) coarctating (participle, present) coarctated (participle, past) coarctated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

coarctation

Questions

How do you pronounce coarctate?: The recorded pronunciation is /koʊˈɑɹkˌteɪt/.
What does coarctate mean?: Pressed close together, constricted, narrowed, compressed.
Where does coarctate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce coarctate

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “coarctate”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/koʊˈɑɹkˌteɪt/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “coarctate”.
Repeat and practice — Say “coarctate” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.