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obvallate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ob-val-late
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To surround with, or as with, a wall.

Obsolete

adj

Walled up.

Obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obvallātus, participial adjective and perfect passive participle of Latin obvallō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

obvallates (present, singular) obvallating (participle, present) obvallated (participle, past) obvallated (past)

Questions

What does obvallate mean?
To surround with, or as with, a wall.
Where does obvallate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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