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detestate

/dɪˈtɛsteɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-tes-tate
IPA
/dɪˈtɛsteɪt/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To detest.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

detestates (present, singular) detestating (participle, present) detestated (participle, past) detestated (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce detestate?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈtɛsteɪt/.
What does detestate mean?
To detest.

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