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obvallate

obvallate verb: to surround with, or as with, a wall.

Verb

obvallate (third-person singular simple present obvallates, present participle obvallating, simple past and past participle obvallated)

  1. (obsolete, rare) To surround with, or as with, a wall.

Adjective

obvallate (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Walled up.

Forms of obvallate

third-person singular presentobvallates
present participleobvallating
past participleobvallated
pastobvallated

Origin of obvallate

Borrowed from Latin obvallātus, participial adjective and perfect passive participle of Latin obvallō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Questions about obvallate

What does obvallate mean?
Obvallate means to surround with, or as with, a wall.
What part of speech is obvallate?
Obvallate can be a verb or an adjective.
What is the past tense of obvallate?
The past tense of obvallate is obvallated.

Words near obvallate in the dictionary

  1. oburoni
  2. oburonis
  3. OBUs
  4. obv
  5. obv.
  6. obvallate
  7. obvelation
  8. obvention
  9. obventions
  10. obversant
  11. obverse

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