oppilate

English

Etymology

The adjective is inherited from Middle English oppilat(e), the verb directly borrowed from Latin oppīlātus, perfect passive participle of oppīlō, see see -ate (verb-forming suffix), -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Verb

oppilate (third-person singular simple present oppilates, present participle oppilating, simple past and past participle oppilated)

  1. (obsolete, medicine) To block, to stop up, to obstruct.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

oppilate (comparative more oppilate, superlative most oppilate)

  1. (obsolete, medicine) Blocked, obstructed.

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Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

oppilate

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

Etymology 2

Participle

oppilate f pl

  1. feminine plural of oppilato

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Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

oppīlāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of oppīlō