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indagate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
inda-gate
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to search into, investigate

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin indāgātus, perfect passive participle of indāgō (“to search”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Origin

Usage

Inflected Forms

indagates (present, singular) indagating (participle, present) indagated (participle, past) indagated (past)

Derived Forms

indagative indagator

Questions

What does indagate mean?
to search into, investigate
Where does indagate come from?
First known use: First attested in 1623.

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