mirate
/ˈmaɪ.ɹeɪt/
mirate verb: to marvel at.
Verb
mirate (third-person singular simple present mirates, present participle mirating, simple past and past participle mirated)
- To marvel at.
- With Bud in her arms and Babe at her heels, she rushed from one part of the court to another, laughing boisterously at Paulo's monkey pranks, and "mirating" over Francesca's tawdry finery.1893, M.E.M. Davis, “Judy's Mardi Gras”, in Wide Awake
- I should have sensed the waves of embarrassment she was radiating. But I didn't. I went right on “mirating” till I finally got around to saying they were “lovely.” Well, that was all my wife could take. “You've said enough,” she remarked, drily.1960, “My Affair with a Weekly”, in The North Carolina Miscellany, published 2012, →ISBN, page 209
Forms of mirate
| third-person singular present | mirates |
|---|---|
| present participle | mirating |
| past participle | mirated |
| past | mirated |
Origin of mirate
Back-formation from miration on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix). Ultimately from Latin mīror (“to marvel at”).
Questions about mirate
- What does mirate mean?
- Mirate means to marvel at.
- What part of speech is mirate?
- Mirate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce mirate?
- Mirate is pronounced /ˈmaɪ.ɹeɪt/.
- What is the past tense of mirate?
- The past tense of mirate is mirated.
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