essentiate
/ɪˈsɛnʃi.eɪt/
essentiate verb: to constitute or form the being or essence of (someone or something).
Verb
essentiate (third-person singular simple present essentiates, present participle essentiating, simple past and past participle essentiated)
- To constitute or form the being or essence of (someone or something).
- That a number of Self-essentiated Deities plainly takes away the Being of the true God.1653, Henry More, An Antidote against Atheisme, or An Appeal to the Natural Faculties of the Minde of Man, whether There Be Not a God, London: […] Roger Daniel, […], →OCLC
- [I]f Mr. [René] Des Cartes’s notion be admitted, it vvill be irrational to admit a vacuum, ſince any ſpace, that is pretended to be empty, muſt be acknovvledged to have the three dimenſions, and conſequently all, that is neceſſary to essentiate a body: […]1686 (indicated as 1685–1686), Robert Boyle, “A Free Inquiry into the Vulgarly Received Notion of Nature: […]”, in The Works of the Honourable Robert Boyle. […], volume IV, London: […] A[ndrew]...
- To become assimilated.
Forms of essentiate
| third-person singular present | essentiates |
|---|---|
| present participle | essentiating |
| past participle | essentiated |
| past | essentiated |
Questions about essentiate
- What does essentiate mean?
- Essentiate means to constitute or form the being or essence of (someone or something).
- What part of speech is essentiate?
- Essentiate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce essentiate?
- Essentiate is pronounced /ɪˈsɛnʃi.eɪt/.
- What is the past tense of essentiate?
- The past tense of essentiate is essentiated.
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