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irrorate

irrorate verb: to sprinkle or moisten with dew; to bedew.

Verb

irrorate (third-person singular simple present irrorates, present participle irrorating, simple past and past participle irrorated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To sprinkle or moisten with dew; to bedew.

Forms of irrorate

third-person singular presentirrorates
present participleirrorating
past participleirrorated
pastirrorated

Origin of irrorate

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin irrōrātus, perfect passive participle of irrōrō (“to bedew”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about irrorate

What does irrorate mean?
Irrorate means to sprinkle or moisten with dew; to bedew.
What part of speech is irrorate?
Irrorate is a verb.
What is the past tense of irrorate?
The past tense of irrorate is irrorated.

Words near irrorate in the dictionary

  1. irritativeness
  2. irritatives
  3. irritator
  4. irritators
  5. irritatory
  6. irrorate
  7. irrorated
  8. irrorates
  9. irrorating
  10. irroration
  11. irrorations

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