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comparate

comparate noun: one of two things being compared.

Noun

comparate (plural comparates)

  1. One of two things being compared.

Adjective

comparate (comparative more comparate, superlative most comparate)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Involving comparison, comparative.
    • 5. Between the ſimple Velleity of the will, and the choice that followeth the Comparate act of the intellect.1662, Richard Baxter, chapter IV, in The Saints Everlasting Rest: Or, A Treatise of the Blessed State of the Saints in Their Enjoyment of God in Glory. […], 9th edition, London: […] Francis Tyton and...

Forms of comparate

Noun
pluralcomparates
Adjective
comparativemore comparate
superlativemost comparate

Origin of comparate

Borrowed from Latin comparātus, perfect passive participle of comparō, see -ate (noun-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Questions about comparate

What does comparate mean?
Comparate means one of two things being compared.
What part of speech is comparate?
Comparate can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of comparate?
The plural of comparate is comparates.

Words near comparate in the dictionary

  1. comparand
  2. comparanda
  3. comparands
  4. comparandum
  5. Comparans
  6. comparate
  7. comparates
  8. comparation
  9. comparations
  10. comparatism
  11. comparatist

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