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orbate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
or-bate
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bereft (of anything); especially: fatherless or childless.

Obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin orbātus, perfect passive participle of orbō (“to cause to be childless or parentless; to bereave”), from orbus (“bereft of parents or children”); see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

orbity orphan

Questions

What does orbate mean?
Bereft (of anything); especially: fatherless or childless.
Where does orbate come from?
Borrowed from Latin orbātus, perfect passive participle of orbō (“to cause to be childless or parentless; to bereave”), from orbus (“bereft of parents or children”); see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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