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significate

/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkət/

significate noun: one of several things signified by a common term.

Noun

significate (plural significates)

  1. One of several things signified by a common term.
    • “Britain is an island;” “all tyrants are miserable; ” “no miser is rich; ” are universal propositions, and their subjects are therefore said to be distributed. being understood to stand, each, for the whole of its Significates: but, “some islands are fertile;” “all tyrants are not assassinated;"...1826, Richard Whately, Elements of Logic

Forms of significate

pluralsignificates

Origin of significate

From Latin significatus, past participle of significare.

Questions about significate

What does significate mean?
Significate means one of several things signified by a common term.
What part of speech is significate?
Significate is a noun.
How do you pronounce significate?
Significate is pronounced /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkət/.
What is the plural of significate?
The plural of significate is significates.

Words near significate in the dictionary

  1. significant-othered
  2. significantly
  3. significantly othered
  4. significantness
  5. significants
  6. significate
  7. significates
  8. signification
  9. significations
  10. significative
  11. significatively

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