Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

opiniate

/əˈpɪnieɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: opini-ate
IPA: /əˈpɪnieɪt/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hold an opinion, especially in a persistent manner.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"If 'twere granted, that in some one, or more places the power hath been originally in the People, yet it will never appeare by the originalls of all, or of this Kingdome, that in all or in this it was so; or if men will still opiniate, and affirme against the e∣vidence of the Lawes, and constitution of this Kingdome, and against those Oaths which have for so many yeares acknowledged the seat of the Supremacy in the King, and not in the People"
"Men are punished by too-much opiniating themselves in a place without reason"

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

opiniates (present, singular) opiniating (participle, present) opiniated (participle, past) opiniated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

opine opinion

Questions

How do you pronounce opiniate?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈpɪnieɪt/.
What does opiniate mean?: To hold an opinion, especially in a persistent manner.

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