Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exiguate

/ɪɡˈzɪɡju.eɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-iguate
IPA: /ɪɡˈzɪɡju.eɪt/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to shrink and reduce in quality or value; to become exiguous

Obsolete

Example Sentences

""Though defrauded of an earldom, he need not exiguate into a dwarf.""
""My allotted portion of good things, my body, and my house—" "Each is exiguate, exiguate, exiguate.""

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

exiguates (present, singular) exiguating (participle, present) exiguated (participle, past) exiguated (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce exiguate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪɡˈzɪɡju.eɪt/.
What does exiguate mean?: to shrink and reduce in quality or value; to become exiguous

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