Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spatiate

/ˈspeɪʃi.eɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spa-ti-ate
IPA: /ˈspeɪʃi.eɪt/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To rove or ramble.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"For astonishment , it is caused by the fixing of the mind upon one object of cogitation , whereby it doth not spatiate and transcur, as it useth ; for in wonder the spirits fly not , as in fear ; but only settle , and are made less apt to move"
"My spirit feels her freedom, shakes her wings, / Exults and spatiates o'er a thousand scenes[…]"
"[…] spatiating, at their leisure, in shady walks and porticos […]"

Etymology

From Latin spatiātus, past participle of spatior (“walk around, spread out”), from spatium (“space, room”). Compare Italian spaziare, German spazieren.

Usage

Inflected Forms

spatiates (present, singular) spatiating (participle, present) spatiated (participle, past) spatiated (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce spatiate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspeɪʃi.eɪt/.
What does spatiate mean?: To rove or ramble.
Where does spatiate come from?: From Latin spatiātus, past participle of spatior (“walk around, spread out”), from spatium (“space, room”). Compare Italian spaziare, German spazieren.

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