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oscitates

oscitates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of oscitate.

Meaning of oscitate

Verb

oscitate (third-person singular simple present oscitates, present participle oscitating, simple past and past participle oscitated)

  1. (archaic) To gape or yawn.

Questions about oscitates

What is oscitates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Oscitates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of oscitate.

Words near oscitates in the dictionary

  1. oscitancy
  2. oscitant
  3. oscitantly
  4. oscitate
  5. oscitated
  6. oscitates
  7. oscitating
  8. oscitation
  9. oscitations
  10. oscnode
  11. oscnodes

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