vegetare
UK/ˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə/US/vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛər/
vegetare verb: to adhere to a vegetarian diet; to eat vegetables and not meat.
Verb
vegetare (third-person singular simple present vegetares, present participle vegetaring, simple past and past participle vegetared)
- To adhere to a vegetarian diet; to eat vegetables and not meat.
- The dietary of the coming century shall be in harmony with its aspirations and the human race will vegetare.1898, Josiah Oldfield, “The Dietary of the Twentieth Century”, in The New Century Review, page 308
- No, I don’t think vegetaring will help you. Of course you have quit coffee?1914 December, John R. Rodgers, “Indigestion and other topics”, in The Green Book Magazine, page 1044
Forms of vegetare
| third-person singular present | vegetares |
|---|---|
| present participle | vegetaring |
| past participle | vegetared |
| past | vegetared |
Origin of vegetare
Attested from the 19th century (see quotation below). Likely a back-formation from vegetarian.
Questions about vegetare
- What does vegetare mean?
- Vegetare means to adhere to a vegetarian diet; to eat vegetables and not meat.
- What part of speech is vegetare?
- Vegetare is a verb.
- How do you pronounce vegetare?
- Vegetare is pronounced /ˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of vegetare?
- The past tense of vegetare is vegetared.
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