mendicate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mendīcātus, perfect passive participle of mendīcō (to beg), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛndɪkeɪt/

Verb

mendicate (third-person singular simple present mendicates, present participle mendicating, simple past and past participle mendicated)

  1. (ambitransitive, obsolete) To beg. [1618–1869]

References

mendicate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

mendicate

  1. inflection of mendicare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

mendicate f pl

  1. feminine plural of mendicato

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

mendīcāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of mendīcātus