Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

illaqueate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: il-laque-ate
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To grab; seize, or catch.

Archaic

verb

past participle of illaqueate

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"c. 1810-1820, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Jeremy Taylor Let not the surpassing eloquence of Taylor dazzle you, nor his scholastic retiary versatility of logic illaqueate your good sense."

Etymology

First attested in 1548; borrowed from Latin illaqueātus, perfect passive participle of illaqueō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + laqueō (“to insnare”), from laqueus (“a noose, snare”).

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1548

Usage

Inflected Forms

illaqueates (present, singular) illaqueating (participle, present) illaqueated (participle, past) illaqueated (past)

Questions

What does illaqueate mean?: To grab; seize, or catch.
Where does illaqueate come from?: First known use: First attested in 1548.

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