exiguate
/ɪɡˈzɪɡju.eɪt/
exiguate verb: to shrink and reduce in quality or value; to become exiguous.
Verb
exiguate (third-person singular simple present exiguates, present participle exiguating, simple past and past participle exiguated)
- to shrink and reduce in quality or value; to become exiguous
- "Though defrauded of an earldom, he need not exiguate into a dwarf."1860, Catherine Gore, The Lord and the Lout - Page 50
- "My allotted portion of good things, my body, and my house—"
"Each is exiguate, exiguate, exiguate."2015, Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, translated by Humphrey T. Davies, Leg Over Leg: Volumes Three and Four - Page 408
Forms of exiguate
| third-person singular present | exiguates |
|---|---|
| present participle | exiguating |
| past participle | exiguated |
| past | exiguated |
Questions about exiguate
- What does exiguate mean?
- Exiguate means to shrink and reduce in quality or value; to become exiguous.
- What part of speech is exiguate?
- Exiguate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce exiguate?
- Exiguate is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɪɡju.eɪt/.
- What is the past tense of exiguate?
- The past tense of exiguate is exiguated.
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