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cruentate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cru-en-tate
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Smeared with blood.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cruentātus, perfect passive participle of cruentō (“to make bloody”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from cruentus (“bloody”), from cruor.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more cruentate (comparative) most cruentate (superlative)

Questions

What does cruentate mean?
Smeared with blood.
Where does cruentate come from?
Borrowed from Latin cruentātus, perfect passive participle of cruentō (“to make bloody”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from cruentus (“bloody”), from cruor.

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