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sonicate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
son-i-cate
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To disrupt with ultrasonic sound waves.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os Latin sonus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sonic Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English sonicate From sonic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Usage

Inflected Forms

sonicates (present, singular) sonicating (participle, present) sonicated (participle, past) sonicated (past)

Derived Forms

cosonicate resonicate sonicative

Frequently Paired Words

sonication

Questions

What does sonicate mean?
To disrupt with ultrasonic sound waves.
Where does sonicate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os Latin sonus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sonic Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English sonicate From sonic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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