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phlogisticate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phlo-gis-ti-cate
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To combine phlogiston with (something).

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From phlogistic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Usage

Inflected Forms

phlogisticates (present, singular) phlogisticating (participle, present) phlogisticated (participle, past) phlogisticated (past)

Derived Forms

phlogisticated dephlogisticate

Frequently Paired Words

phlogiston

Questions

What does phlogisticate mean?
To combine phlogiston with (something).
Where does phlogisticate come from?
From phlogistic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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