ominate

/ˈɒmɪneɪt/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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verb

Obsolete; Transitive verb

"A King thou art by name, and a King of good fellovvſhippe by nature, vvhereby I ominate this Encomion of the king of fiſhes vvas predeſtinate to thee from thy ſvvadling clothes."
"I vviſh Philotheus no vvorſe ſucceſs then he had yesterday. But I cannot ominate ſo vvell touching this Congreſs."

Borrowed from Latin ominātus, perfect active participle of ominor (“to presage”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from omen.

ominates (present, singular) ominating (participle, present) ominated (participle, past) ominated (past)

abominable abominate omen omination ominous preominate

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How do you pronounce ominate?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒmɪneɪt/.

What does ominate mean?

To be an omen for (something); to foreshow, to presage.

Where does ominate come from?

Borrowed from Latin ominātus, perfect active participle of ominor (“to presage”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from omen.

How to pronounce ominate

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