Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mirate

/ˈmaɪ.ɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-rate
IPA: /ˈmaɪ.ɹeɪt/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To marvel at.

Example Sentences

"With Bud in her arms and Babe at her heels, she rushed from one part of the court to another, laughing boisterously at Paulo's monkey pranks, and "mirating" over Francesca's tawdry finery."
"I should have sensed the waves of embarrassment she was radiating. But I didn't. I went right on “mirating” till I finally got around to saying they were “lovely.” Well, that was all my wife could take. “You've said enough,” she remarked, drily."
"That paper-doll mother was still mirating at her own flesh and blood having lice. Rosacoke smiled and thought, "That is the one funny thing since Heywood Betts and his Honolulu shirt.""

Etymology

Back-formation from miration on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix). Ultimately from Latin mīror (“to marvel at”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: mīror

Inflected Forms

mirates (present, singular) mirating (participle, present) mirated (participle, past) mirated (past)

Phrases

list in admire

Frequently Paired Words

list in admire

Rhymes With

great state wait late date rate hate straight love-hate eight create weight

Questions

How do you pronounce mirate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaɪ.ɹeɪt/.
What does mirate mean?: To marvel at.
Where does mirate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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