"ambiate" meaning in English

See ambiate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: ambiates [present, singular, third-person], ambiating [participle, present], ambiated [participle, past], ambiated [past]
Etymology: From Latin ambiō (“strive for”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|ambiō|-ate|id2=verb|lang1=la|pos2=verb-forming suffix|t1=strive for}} Latin ambiō (“strive for”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} ambiate (third-person singular simple present ambiates, present participle ambiating, simple past and past participle ambiated)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To ambition; to covet; to seek after ambitiously or eagerly. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-ambiate-en-verb-dImG9I7n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 41 26 26 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 31 31 3 2

Inflected forms

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