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spated

spated is the simple past and past participle of spate.

Meaning of spate

Verb

spate (third-person singular simple present spates, present participle spating, simple past and past participle spated)

  1. (Scotland, archaic, transitive) To (suddenly) flood or inundate (a river or other watercourse) with water.
    • [H]e paused in a reverie of wilderment and wonder when he could not discern the old fishing-places—they were deeply and darkly flooded for many yards on every side of the spated stream.1844 October, J. Nevay, “Mary Hepburn; or, The Victim of Slander. Chapter X.”, in The Ladies’ Cabinet of Fashion, Music, and Romance, volume II (New Series), London: G. Henderson, →OCLC, page 255
  2. (Scotland, archaic, intransitive) To (suddenly) rain heavily; to pour.

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Questions about spated

What is spated the simple past and past participle of?
Spated is the simple past and past participle of spate.

Words near spated in the dictionary

  1. spatchcocking
  2. spatchcocks
  3. spatcheler
  4. spatchelers
  5. spate
  6. spated
  7. spates
  8. spatfall
  9. spatfalls
  10. spath
  11. spatha

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