latrate
/læˈtreɪt/
latrate verb: to bark; to make doglike noises.
Verb
latrate (third-person singular simple present latrates, present participle latrating, simple past and past participle latrated)
- To bark; to make doglike noises.
- Latrate, to barke like a dog.[1623, Henry Cockeram, The English Dictionarie Of 1623, New York: Huntington Press, published 1930, s.v., page 110
- I once saw a big dog plunging out furiously at a passing car, and, as I watched him, his gait looked peculiar. The reason for this eccentricity became clear when he returned from his latrating orgy: he had only three legs.1928, Charles Hall Grandgent, Prunes and Prism: With Other Odds and Ends, page 145
Forms of latrate
| third-person singular present | latrates |
|---|---|
| present participle | latrating |
| past participle | latrated |
| past | latrated |
Origin of latrate
First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin lātrātus, perfect passive participle of lātrō (“to bark”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare Spanish ladrar (“to bark”). Originally seemingly attested as a ghost word.
Questions about latrate
- What does latrate mean?
- Latrate means to bark; to make doglike noises.
- What part of speech is latrate?
- Latrate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce latrate?
- Latrate is pronounced /læˈtreɪt/.
- What is the past tense of latrate?
- The past tense of latrate is latrated.
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