"comminate" meaning in English

See comminate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɒmɪneɪt/ Forms: comminates [present, singular, third-person], comminating [participle, present], comminated [participle, past], comminated [past]
Etymology: Latin comminat-, past participle stem of comminari, from com- + minari (“threaten”). Etymology templates: {{m|la|comminari}} comminari, {{m|la|com-}} com-, {{m|la|minari||threaten}} minari (“threaten”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} comminate (third-person singular simple present comminates, present participle comminating, simple past and past participle comminated)
  1. (transitive) To denounce or curse. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-comminate-en-verb-9QBfw7yJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
  2. To threaten, especially with divine punishment
    Sense id: en-comminate-en-verb-FxVcjXhg

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for comminate meaning in English (1.5kB)

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