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jaculate

jac·u·late
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jak-yuh-leyt]
    • /ˈdʒæk yəˌleɪt/
    • /dʒˈakjʊlˌeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jak-yuh-leyt]
    • /ˈdʒæk yəˌleɪt/

Definitions of jaculate word

  • verb with object jaculate to throw or hurl (a dart, javelin, etc.). 1
  • verb jaculate to hurl or throw (a dart, etc) 0

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Origin of jaculate

First appearance:

before 1615
One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Latin jaculātus (past participle of jaculāre to throw the javelin), equivalent to jacul(um) javelin (noun use of neuter of jaculus used for hurling, equivalent to jac- hurl + -ulus adj. suffix) + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Jaculate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jaculate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for jaculate

verb jaculate

  • drag in — cat: bring indoors
  • inject — to force (a fluid) into a passage, cavity, or tissue: to inject a medicine into the veins.
  • intercalate — to interpolate; interpose.
  • intercalated — to interpolate; interpose.
  • interpolate — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.

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