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pacate

pacate adjective: peaceful, tranquil.

Adjective

pacate (comparative more pacate, superlative most pacate)

  1. (obsolete) peaceful, tranquil
    • Mr. Smith, in his Discourse before quoted, though he supposes this kind of divine inspiration to be more "pacate and serene than that which was strictly called prophecy […] "1710, Matthew Henry, quoting a "learned Mr. Smith", "Preface" to Commentary on the Whole Bible
  2. (obsolete) pacified, placated
    Synonyms:
    pacated

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Forms of pacate

comparativemore pacate
superlativemost pacate

Origin of pacate

From Latin pācātus, perfect passive participle of pācō (“to make peaceful, pacify”), from pāx (“peace”).

Questions about pacate

What does pacate mean?
Pacate means peaceful, tranquil.
What part of speech is pacate?
Pacate is an adjective.

Words near pacate in the dictionary

  1. pacarana
  2. pacaranas
  3. pacaras
  4. pacas
  5. Pacases
  6. pacate
  7. pacated
  8. pacation
  9. pacative
  10. pacay
  11. pacaya

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