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epitomate

UK/ɛˈpɪtəmeɪt/

epitomate verb: synonym of epitomize (“make an epitome of”).

Verb

epitomate (third-person singular simple present epitomates, present participle epitomating, simple past and past participle epitomated)

  1. Synonym of epitomize (“make an epitome of”).
    Synonyms:
    epitomize

Synonyms of epitomate

Forms of epitomate

third-person singular presentepitomates
present participleepitomating
past participleepitomated
pastepitomated

Origin of epitomate

An adaptation of epitomāt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin epitomō (“to abridge”).

Words formed from epitomate

Questions about epitomate

What does epitomate mean?
Epitomate means synonym of epitomize (“make an epitome of”).
What part of speech is epitomate?
Epitomate is a verb.
How do you pronounce epitomate?
Epitomate is pronounced /ɛˈpɪtəmeɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of epitomate?
The past tense of epitomate is epitomated.

Words near epitomate in the dictionary

  1. epitoke
  2. epitokes
  3. epitoky
  4. epitomai
  5. epitomal
  6. epitomate
  7. epitomator
  8. epitomators
  9. epitomatory
  10. epitome
  11. epitomes

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