Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perlustrate

/pəˈlʌstɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-lus-trate
IPA: /pəˈlʌstɹeɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To travel through an area in examination or survey.

Etymology

Latin perlustratus, the perfect participle of perlustro, from per- + lustro (“wander through”), from lustrum.

Inflected Forms

perlustrates (present, singular) perlustrating (participle, present) perlustrated (participle, past) perlustrated (past)

Derived Forms

perlustration perlustrator

Questions

How do you pronounce perlustrate?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈlʌstɹeɪt/.
What does perlustrate mean?: To travel through an area in examination or survey.
Where does perlustrate come from?: Latin perlustratus, the perfect participle of perlustro, from per- + lustro (“wander through”), from lustrum.

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