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ambiate.

To ambition; to covet; to seek after ambitiously or eagerly.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈæm.bi.eɪt/
  1. To ambition; to covet; to seek after ambitiously or eagerly.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Italic *ejō Proto-Italic *eō Latin eō Latin ambiō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ambiate From Latin ambiō (“strive for”) + English -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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