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afflated

afflated is the simple past and past participle of afflate.

Meaning of afflate

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

Adjective

afflated (comparative more afflated, superlative most afflated)

  1. Inspired, especially divinely.

Forms of afflated

comparativemore afflated
superlativemost afflated

Questions about afflated

What does afflated mean?
Afflated means inspired, especially divinely.
What is afflated the simple past and past participle of?
Afflated is the simple past and past participle of afflate.
What part of speech is afflated?
Afflated is an adjective.

Words near afflated in the dictionary

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

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