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mactate.

To kill in sacrifice.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/mækˈteɪt/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To kill in sacrifice.

    rare · transitive
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin mactātus, perfect passive participle of mactō (“to kill, sacrifice, immolate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from mactus (“honoured”); compare Middle French macter.

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