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)
- (ambitransitive, obsolete) To beg. [1618–1869]
Related terms
References
“mendicate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
mendicate
- inflection of mendicare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 2
Participle
mendicate f pl
- feminine plural of mendicato
Anagrams
Latin
Participle
mendīcāte
- vocative masculine singular of mendīcātus