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periclitate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-i-cli-tate
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To endanger.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the past participle stem of Latin periclitari, from periculum (“experiment, risk”). Compare peril.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

periclitates (present, singular) periclitating (participle, present) periclitated (participle, past) periclitated (past)

Questions

What does periclitate mean?
To endanger.
Where does periclitate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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