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afflate

afflate verb: to fill, especially with divine inspiration.

Verb

afflate (third-person singular simple present afflates, present participle afflating, simple past and past participle afflated)

  1. (obsolete) To fill, especially with divine inspiration.
    • There was[…]a “spirit of courage” breathed into his [sc. Luther's] being, of which the heroism of this world knows nothing. Nor may we question that the same afflating influence could have wrought an equal boldness in creatures whose constitutional timidity was excessive and effeminate.1853, George Cubitt, The Life of Martin Luther, page 323

Forms of afflate

third-person singular presentafflates
present participleafflating
past participleafflated
pastafflated

Origin of afflate

From Latin afflātus, perfect passive participle of afflō (“to blow or breathe on or towards”).

Questions about afflate

What does afflate mean?
Afflate means to fill, especially with divine inspiration.
What part of speech is afflate?
Afflate is a verb.
What is the past tense of afflate?
The past tense of afflate is afflated.

Words near afflate in the dictionary

  1. affixoid
  2. affixoids
  3. affixt
  4. affixture
  5. affixtures
  6. afflate
  7. afflated
  8. afflates
  9. afflating
  10. afflation
  11. afflations

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