superate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin superātus, perfect passive participle of superō (“to surmount, exceed, better”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsuːpəɹeɪt/
Verb
superate (third-person singular simple present superates, present participle superating, simple past and past participle superated)
- (transitive, rare) To rise above; to overtop; to cover.
- (transitive, rare) To outdo; to surpass; to exceed.
- (transitive, rare) To overcome; to conquer.
- (transitive, rare) To cross; to surmount; to get over.
- (transitive, rare) To overtake.
Related terms
References
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “superate”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology 1
Adjective
superate
- feminine plural of superato
Participle
superate f pl
- feminine plural of superato
Etymology 2
Verb
superate
- inflection of superare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
superāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of superō
- "surmount ye"
- "surpass ye"
- "overflow ye"
- "remain ye; survive ye"
Participle
superāte
- vocative masculine singular of superātus
Spanish
Verb
superate