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imperate.

To command.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɪm.pə.ɹeɪt/UK/ˈɪm.pɚ.eɪt/US
  1. To command.

    rare
  2. To rule, govern.

    rare
  3. To direct, motivate.

    rare
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1543, as an adjective, as a verb in 1598; borrowed from Latin imperātus, perfect passive participle of imperō (“to command”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of mpret.

adj/ˈɪm.pə.ɹɪt/UK/ˈɪm.pə.ɹət/UK/ˈɪm.pɚ.ɪt/US/ˈɪm.pɚ.ət/US
  1. Done by express direction; not involuntary; commanded.

    not-comparable · rare
    imperate acts; imperate actions
  2. Imperated.

    not-comparable · obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1543, as an adjective, as a verb in 1598; borrowed from Latin imperātus, perfect passive participle of imperō (“to command”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of mpret.

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