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apparate

apparate noun: apparatus.

Noun

apparate (plural apparates)

  1. (obsolete) apparatus

Verb

apparate (third-person singular simple present apparates, present participle apparating, simple past and past participle apparated)

  1. (intransitive) To appear magically; to teleport to or from a place.
    • "Reivers!" he bellowed. His valet appeared — or really, it seemed rather more like he apparated — in the doorway.2004, Julia Quinn, When He Was Wicked, page 105
    • What had silenced her, however, was the enormous demonic object that had apparated in the air beyond the tunnel's exit.2005, Matthew Reilly, Scarecrow, page 115

Forms of apparate

Noun
pluralapparates
Verb
third-person singular presentapparates
present participleapparating
past participleapparated
pastapparated

Origin of apparate

From Latin apparātus.

From Late Latin apparēre (“to appear”), as of a servant who appears on being summoned. A back-formation from apparition.

Words formed from apparate

Questions about apparate

What does apparate mean?
Apparate means apparatus.
What part of speech is apparate?
Apparate can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of apparate?
The plural of apparate is apparates.

Words near apparate in the dictionary

  1. apparant
  2. apparat
  3. apparatchik
  4. apparatchiki
  5. apparatchiks
  6. apparate
  7. apparated
  8. apparates
  9. Apparatgeist
  10. apparati
  11. apparating

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