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impetrate

/ˈɪmpɪtɹeɪt/

impetrate verb: to obtain by asking; to procure upon request.

Verb

impetrate (third-person singular simple present impetrates, present participle impetrating, simple past and past participle impetrated)

  1. (transitive) To obtain by asking; to procure upon request.
  2. (transitive) To ask for, demand.
    • But he that would illustrate this, should distinguish between this salvation, already impetrated or obtained, and salvation about to be impetrated; or between salvation, and the promise of salvation […]1798, Herman Witsius, The Oeconomy of the Covenants, volume III
    • A slight testimonial, sir, which I thought fit to impetrate from that worthy nobleman, (here he raised his hand to his head, as if to touch his hat,) MacCallum-more.1817 December 31 (indicated as 1818), [Walter Scott], chapter IX, in Rob Roy. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. […]; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees...

Adjective

impetrate

  1. (obsolete) Impetrated.
    • If the one were impetrate after the other , and the suits made by one man , it is hard to think that one man , being instructed in the suit for both , would put the dispensation of less moment in a bull[…]1649, Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, The Life and Raigne of King Henry VIII
  2. (obsolete) Obtained by entreaty.

impetrate meaning in Bengali

impetrate in Bengali

অনুরোধের মাধ্যমে কিছু পাওয়া

Forms of impetrate

third-person singular presentimpetrates
present participleimpetrating
past participleimpetrated
pastimpetrated

Origin of impetrate

First attested in 1528; borrowed from Latin impetrātus, perfect passive participle of impetrō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- + pātrō (“to achieve, make happen”).

Questions about impetrate

What does impetrate mean?
Impetrate means to obtain by asking; to procure upon request.
What is impetrate in Bengali?
Impetrate in Bengali is অনুরোধের মাধ্যমে কিছু পাওয়া. See Impetrate meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is impetrate?
Impetrate can be a verb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce impetrate?
Impetrate is pronounced /ˈɪmpɪtɹeɪt/.
What is the past tense of impetrate?
The past tense of impetrate is impetrated.

Words near impetrate in the dictionary

  1. impetiginous
  2. impetigo
  3. impetigoes
  4. impetigos
  5. impetrable
  6. impetrate
  7. impetrated
  8. impetrates
  9. impetrating
  10. impetration
  11. impetrations

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