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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wite

/waɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
wite
IPA
/waɪt/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To regard (someone) as guilty; to accuse; to blame; to fault.

verb

To censure (someone); to mulct; to reproach.

verb

To guard (something); to keep; to observe, preserve, or protect.

noun

Blame; responsibility; guilt.

noun

Punishment; penalty; fine; bote; mulct.

verb

To go; go away; depart; perish; vanish.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English wīten (“to accuse, reproach, punish, suspect”), Old English wītan (“to look, behold, see, guard, keep, impute or ascribe to, accuse, reproach, blame”), from Proto-West Germanic *wītan, from Proto-Germanic *wītaną. Connected to Old English wīte, see below.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *weyd-, wīten, wītan, *wītan, *wītaną, wite

Inflected Forms

wites (present, singular) witing (participle, present) wited (participle, past) wited (past) wyte (alternative) wites (plural)

Homonyms

wight white (wine–whine merger)

Rhymes With

right all right might night all-night white great white light quite new light fight site

Questions

How do you pronounce wite?
The recorded pronunciation is /waɪt/.
What does wite mean?
To regard (someone) as guilty; to accuse; to blame; to fault.
Where does wite come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce wite

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