Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emendicate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
emen-di-cate
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To beg.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin emendicatus, past participle of emendicare (“to obtain by begging”). See mendicate.

Usage

Inflected Forms

emendicates (present, singular) emendicating (participle, present) emendicated (participle, past) emendicated (past)

Questions

What does emendicate mean?
To beg.
Where does emendicate come from?
From Latin emendicatus, past participle of emendicare (“to obtain by begging”). See mendicate.

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