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pacate

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin pācātus, perfect passive participle of pācō (I make peaceful, pacify), from pāx (peace).

Adjective

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pacate (comparative more pacate, superlative most pacate)

  1. (obsolete) peaceful, tranquil
    • 1710, Matthew Henry, quoting a "learned Mr. Smith", "Preface" to Commentary on the Whole Bible
      Mr. Smith, in his Discourse before quoted, though he supposes this kind of divine inspiration to be more "pacate and serene than that which was strictly called prophecy [] "
  2. (obsolete) pacified, placated

Synonyms

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Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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pacate

  1. feminine plural of pacato

Participle

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pacate f pl

  1. feminine plural of pacato

Etymology 2

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Verb

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pacate

  1. inflection of pacare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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From pācō (I make peaceful, pacify), from pāx (peace).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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pācātē (comparative pācātius, superlative pācātissimē)

  1. in a pacified manner, peaceably, quietly

Synonyms

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References

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  • pacate”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pacate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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pacate

  1. third-person singular present middle of pacati ("to cook")