Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transverberate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
transver-ber-ate
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To beat or strike through

Etymology

From Latin transverberatus, past participle of transverberare (“to strike or pierce through”).

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does transverberate mean?
To beat or strike through
Where does transverberate come from?
From Latin transverberatus, past participle of transverberare (“to strike or pierce through”).

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