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retardate

retardate noun: a retarded person; a person with retardation.

Noun

retardate (plural retardates)

  1. A retarded person; a person with retardation.

retardate meaning in Tamil

retardate in Tamil

அறிவாற்றல் அற்றவர்

Forms of retardate

pluralretardates

Origin of retardate

From retard + -ate (suffix with meaning "person or thing that is the object or subject of that performed verb", -ed). Compare retarded an French retardé.

Questions about retardate

What does retardate mean?
Retardate means a retarded person; a person with retardation.
What is retardate in Tamil?
Retardate in Tamil is அறிவாற்றல் அற்றவர். See Retardate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is retardate?
Retardate is a noun.
What is the plural of retardate?
The plural of retardate is retardates.

Words near retardate in the dictionary

  1. retardancies
  2. retardancy
  3. retardant
  4. retardants
  5. retardataire
  6. retardate
  7. retardates
  8. retardation
  9. retardational
  10. retardations
  11. retardative

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retardate (page history and authors); retardate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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