ominate
/ˈɒmɪneɪt/
ominate verb: to be an omen for (something); to foreshow, to presage.
Verb
ominate (third-person singular simple present ominates, present participle ominating, simple past and past participle ominated)
- To be an omen for (something); to foreshow, to presage.
- A King thou art by name, and a King of good fellovvſhippe by nature, vvhereby I ominate this Encomion of the king of fiſhes vvas predeſtinate to thee from thy ſvvadling clothes.1599, [Thomas] Nashe, “[The Epistle Dedicatorie]”, in Nashes Lenten Stuffe, […], London: […] [Thomas Judson and Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and C[uthbert] B[urby] […], →OCLC
- I vviſh Philotheus no vvorſe ſucceſs then he had yesterday. But I cannot ominate ſo vvell touching this Congreſs.1668, Franciscus Euistor the Palæopolite [pseudonym; Henry More], “The Second Dialogue”, in Divine Dialogues, Containing Sundry Disquisitions & Instructions Concerning the Attributes of God and His...
Forms of ominate
| third-person singular present | ominates |
|---|---|
| present participle | ominating |
| past participle | ominated |
| past | ominated |
Origin of ominate
Borrowed from Latin ominātus, perfect active participle of ominor (“to presage”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from omen.
Questions about ominate
- What does ominate mean?
- Ominate means to be an omen for (something); to foreshow, to presage.
- What part of speech is ominate?
- Ominate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce ominate?
- Ominate is pronounced /ˈɒmɪneɪt/.
- What is the past tense of ominate?
- The past tense of ominate is ominated.
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