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occasionate

occasionate verb: to occasion.

Verb

occasionate (third-person singular simple present occasionates, present participle occasionating, simple past and past participle occasionated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To occasion.

Forms of occasionate

third-person singular presentoccasionates
present participleoccasionating
past participleoccasionated
pastoccasionated

Origin of occasionate

From Middle English occasionaten, from Medieval Latin occāsiōnātus, perfect passive participle of occāsiō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, occasion + -ate.

Questions about occasionate

What does occasionate mean?
Occasionate means to occasion.
What part of speech is occasionate?
Occasionate is a verb.
What is the past tense of occasionate?
The past tense of occasionate is occasionated.

Words near occasionate in the dictionary

  1. occasionalists
  2. occasionality
  3. occasionally
  4. occasionalness
  5. occasionals
  6. occasionate
  7. occasionated
  8. occasionates
  9. occasionating
  10. occasioned
  11. occasioner

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