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hiate.

To gape; to cause a hiatus.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈhaɪ̯.eɪ̯t/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈhʌɪ̯.eɪ̯t/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, also/ˈhɑe̯.æɪ̯t/Australia, New-Zealand/ˈhaɪ̯.et/Scotland
  1. To gape; to cause a hiatus.

    intransitive · rare
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin hiō, hiāre, hiāvī, hiātum.

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