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insidiate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-sidi-ate
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lie in ambush for.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin insidiatus, past participle of insidiare (“to lie in ambush”), from insidiae. See insidious.

Usage

Inflected Forms

insidiates (present, singular) insidiating (participle, present) insidiated (participle, past) insidiated (past)

Questions

What does insidiate mean?
To lie in ambush for.
Where does insidiate come from?
From Latin insidiatus, past participle of insidiare (“to lie in ambush”), from insidiae. See insidious.

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