Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exestuate

/ɛɡˈzɛs.t͡ʃuˌeɪ̯t/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-es-tu-ate
IPA: /ɛɡˈzɛs.t͡ʃuˌeɪ̯t/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be agitated; to boil up; to effervesce.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Till this they were not much enraged, but now no flames could exestuate more than their fury and ravings ;"
"In excess, they [wine and alcohol] increase, excite, provoke, exaggerate, exestuate, and demonize the passions ; while blasted prospects, ruined hopes, destroyed health, poverty, pain, sorrow, woe, wretchedness, and crime, generally follow their intemperate use"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exaestuātus, passive participle of exaestuō (“to boil up”). See estuate.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɛɡˈzɛs.t͡ʃuˌeɪ̯t/
British English: /ɛɡˈzɛs.tjʊˌeɪ̯t/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

exestuates (present, singular) exestuating (participle, present) exestuated (participle, past) exestuated (past) exæstuate (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

exestuation

Questions

How do you pronounce exestuate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛɡˈzɛs.t͡ʃuˌeɪ̯t/.
What does exestuate mean?: To be agitated; to boil up; to effervesce.
Where does exestuate come from?: Borrowed from Latin exaestuātus, passive participle of exaestuō (“to boil up”). See estuate.

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