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examinate

/ɪɡˈzæmɪnət/

examinate noun: one who is subjected to examination.

Noun

examinate (plural examinates)

  1. (obsolete) One who is subjected to examination.
    • To this the tormentors[…]fastened the armes and feet of the poor examinate or condemned person to be tortured.1609, Ammianus Marcellinus, translated by Philemon Holland, The Roman Historie, […], London: […] Adam Jslip, →OCLC

Forms of examinate

pluralexaminates

Origin of examinate

From Latin examinatus, past participle of examinare. By surface analysis, examine + -ate.

Questions about examinate

What does examinate mean?
Examinate means one who is subjected to examination.
What part of speech is examinate?
Examinate is a noun.
How do you pronounce examinate?
Examinate is pronounced /ɪɡˈzæmɪnət/.
What is the plural of examinate?
The plural of examinate is examinates.

Words near examinate in the dictionary

  1. examin'd
  2. examinability
  3. examinable
  4. examinant
  5. examinants
  6. examinate
  7. examinates
  8. examination
  9. examination of conscience
  10. examination paper
  11. examination papers

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