Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pacate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pacate
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

peaceful, tranquil

Obsolete

adj

pacified, placated

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"1710, Matthew Henry, quoting a "learned Mr. Smith", "Preface" to Commentary on the Whole Bible Mr. Smith, in his Discourse before quoted, though he supposes this kind of divine inspiration to be more "pacate and serene than that which was strictly called prophecy […] ""

Etymology

From Latin pācātus, perfect passive participle of pācō (“to make peaceful, pacify”), from pāx (“peace”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: pācātus

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more pacate (comparative) most pacate (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

pacify

Synonyms

placid serene calm steady collected composed cool-headed equable equanimous equanimitable even-keeled even-minded

Questions

What does pacate mean?: peaceful, tranquil
Where does pacate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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