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umbrate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
um-brate
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To shade; to shadow.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Latin umbratus, past participle of umbrare (“to shade”), from umbra (“a shade”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

umbrates (present, singular) umbrating (participle, present) umbrated (participle, past) umbrated (past)

Questions

What does umbrate mean?
To shade; to shadow.
Where does umbrate come from?
Latin umbratus, past participle of umbrare (“to shade”), from umbra (“a shade”).

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