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mendicate

/ˈmɛndɪkeɪt/

mendicate verb: to beg.

Verb

mendicate (third-person singular simple present mendicates, present participle mendicating, simple past and past participle mendicated)

  1. (ambitransitive, obsolete) To beg.

Forms of mendicate

third-person singular presentmendicates
present participlemendicating
past participlemendicated
pastmendicated

Origin of mendicate

Borrowed from Latin mendīcātus, perfect passive participle of mendīcō (“to beg”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about mendicate

What does mendicate mean?
Mendicate means to beg.
What part of speech is mendicate?
Mendicate is a verb.
How do you pronounce mendicate?
Mendicate is pronounced /ˈmɛndɪkeɪt/.
What is the past tense of mendicate?
The past tense of mendicate is mendicated.

Words near mendicate in the dictionary

  1. mendicancy squads
  2. mendicant
  3. mendicant order
  4. mendicant orders
  5. mendicants
  6. mendicate
  7. mendicated
  8. mendicates
  9. mendicating
  10. mendication
  11. Mendicino

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