Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

odorate

/ˈəʊdəɹət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: odor-ate
IPA: /ˈəʊdəɹət/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete

noun

A fragrant substance; perfume.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"where there is heat and strength enough in the plant to make the leaves odorate , there the smell of the flower is rather evanid and weaker than that of the leaves"
"A transcendent perfume made of the richest odorates of both the Indies, kept in a book made of the Muschie stone of Niarienburg […]"
"And must this be our exercise to trample the beautiful banks and the florid meadows of famous Trent, to rifle her fords for diversion, and sweeten our senses with fragrant odorates that perfume the air?"

Etymology

From Latin odoratus, past participle of odorare (“to perfume”), from odor (“odor”).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more odorate (comparative) most odorate (superlative) odorates (plural)

Derived Forms

inodorate

Questions

How do you pronounce odorate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈəʊdəɹət/.
What does odorate mean?: odorous
Where does odorate come from?: From Latin odoratus, past participle of odorare (“to perfume”), from odor (“odor”).

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