Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intensate

/ɪnˈtɛnseɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-ten-sate
IPA
/ɪnˈtɛnseɪt/
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To intensify.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From intense + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce intensate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈtɛnseɪt/.
What does intensate mean?
To intensify.
Where does intensate come from?
From intense + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

How to pronounce intensate

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