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inquinate

/ˈɪnkwɪneɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-quinate
IPA
/ˈɪnkwɪneɪt/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pollute or make dirty.

Formal

Etymology

From Latin inquināre (“polluting”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

inquinates (present, singular) inquinating (participle, present) inquinated (participle, past) inquinated (past)

Synonyms

assoil befoul sully beclart bedaub bedirty imbrue (especially with blood) bedizen befile befilth begrime beray

Questions

How do you pronounce inquinate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪnkwɪneɪt/.
What does inquinate mean?
To pollute or make dirty.
Where does inquinate come from?
From Latin inquināre (“polluting”).

How to pronounce inquinate

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