"oscitate" meaning in All languages combined

See oscitate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: oscitates [present, singular, third-person], oscitating [participle, present], oscitated [participle, past], oscitated [past]
Etymology: First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin ōscitātus, perfect passive participle of ōscitō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ōs (“the mouth”) + citō (“to cause to move”). Etymology templates: {{etydate|1623}} First attested in 1623, {{bor+|en|la|ōscitātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin ōscitātus, {{lg|perfect}} perfect, {{lg|passive}} passive, {{lg|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} oscitate (third-person singular simple present oscitates, present participle oscitating, simple past and past participle oscitated)
  1. (archaic) To gape or yawn. Tags: archaic Related terms: oscitation

Verb [Latin]

Forms: oscitāte [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|participle form|head=oscitāte}} oscitāte
  1. vocative masculine singular of oscitātus Tags: form-of, masculine, participle, singular, vocative Form of: oscitātus
    Sense id: en-oscitate-la-verb-YE~gzgF9 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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