Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spiflicate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spi-fli-cate
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To confound, silence or dumbfound.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To beat severely.

Dated; Transitive verb

verb

To stifle, suffocate, kill.

Obsolete; Slang; Transitive verb

verb

To ruin, destroy.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"So out with your whinger at once, and scrag Jane while I spiflicate Johnny"
"It completely busts up and spifflicates the medical evidence"

Etymology

Apparently made up to resemble a word of Latin origin.

Usage

Inflected Forms

spiflicates (present, singular) spiflicating (participle, present) spiflicated (participle, past) spiflicated (past) smifligate (alternative) spefflicate (alternative) spifflicate (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

spiflicating spiflication

Questions

What does spiflicate mean?: To confound, silence or dumbfound.
Where does spiflicate come from?: Apparently made up to resemble a word of Latin origin.

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