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mitrate

UK/ˈmaɪ.tɹeɪt/

mitrate adjective: having a shape like that of an abbot's or bishop's mitre.

Adjective

mitrate (not comparable)

  1. Having a shape like that of an abbot's or bishop's mitre.
  2. Wearing a mitre.

Noun

mitrate (plural mitrates)

  1. One of an extinct group of stem group echinoderms.

Forms of mitrate

pluralmitrates

Origin of mitrate

From mitre + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

From a substantivation of the above adjective through the associated taxon's name (Mitrata). Equivalent to mitre + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Questions about mitrate

What does mitrate mean?
Mitrate means having a shape like that of an abbot's or bishop's mitre.
What part of speech is mitrate?
Mitrate can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce mitrate?
Mitrate is pronounced /ˈmaɪ.tɹeɪt/ (UK).

Words near mitrate in the dictionary

  1. mitralic
  2. mitramycin
  3. mitraphylline
  4. mitras
  5. mitratapide
  6. mitrate
  7. mitrates
  8. mitrazepine
  9. mitre
  10. mitre box
  11. mitre boxes

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