exestuate
Syllables: ex·es·tu·ateUK/ɛɡˈzɛs.tjʊˌeɪ̯t/US/ɛɡˈzɛs.t͡ʃuˌeɪ̯t/
exestuate verb: to be agitated; to boil up; to effervesce.
Verb
exestuate (third-person singular simple present exestuates, present participle exestuating, simple past and past participle exestuated)
- To be agitated; to boil up; to effervesce.
- Till this they were not much enraged, but now no flames could exestuate more than their fury and ravings ;1808 [1610], “The Strangling and Death of the Great Turk”, in William Oldys, John Malham, editors, The Harleian Miscellany, volume 5, London: Robert Dutton, →OCLC
- In excess, they [wine and alcohol] increase, excite, provoke, exaggerate, exestuate, and demonize the passions ; while blasted prospects, ruined hopes, destroyed health, poverty, pain, sorrow, woe, wretchedness, and crime, generally follow their intemperate use1845, Edward Binns, The Anatomy of Sleep, London: John Churchill, →OL, pages 417–418
Forms of exestuate
| third-person singular present | exestuates |
|---|---|
| present participle | exestuating |
| past participle | exestuated |
| past | exestuated |
| alternative form | exæstuate |
Origin of exestuate
Borrowed from Latin exaestuātus, passive participle of exaestuō (“to boil up”). See estuate.
Questions about exestuate
- What does exestuate mean?
- Exestuate means to be agitated; to boil up; to effervesce.
- What part of speech is exestuate?
- Exestuate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce exestuate?
- Exestuate is pronounced /ɛɡˈzɛs.tjʊˌeɪ̯t/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of exestuate?
- The past tense of exestuate is exestuated.
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