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dehonestate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-hon-es-tate
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To disparage.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

First attested in 1663; borrowed from Latin dēhonestātus, perfect passive participle of dēhonestō (“to dishonour”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Origin

Usage

Inflected Forms

dehonestates (present, singular) dehonestating (participle, present) dehonestated (participle, past) dehonestated (past)

Questions

What does dehonestate mean?
To disparage.
Where does dehonestate come from?
First known use: First attested in 1663.

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