"afflate" meaning in English

See afflate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: afflates [present, singular, third-person], afflating [participle, present], afflated [participle, past], afflated [past]
Etymology: From Latin afflātus, perfect passive participle of afflō (“to blow or breathe on or towards”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|afflātus}} Latin afflātus Head templates: {{en-verb}} afflate (third-person singular simple present afflates, present participle afflating, simple past and past participle afflated)
  1. (obsolete) To fill, especially with divine inspiration. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-afflate-en-verb-scX9FjrC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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