"dubitate" meaning in English

See dubitate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: dubitates [present, singular, third-person], dubitating [participle, present], dubitated [participle, past], dubitated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dubitātus (“doubted”), past participle of dubitō (“I doubt”). Doublet of doubt. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|dubitātus||doubted}} Latin dubitātus (“doubted”), {{doublet|en|doubt}} Doublet of doubt Head templates: {{en-verb}} dubitate (third-person singular simple present dubitates, present participle dubitating, simple past and past participle dubitated)
  1. (intransitive, archaic) to doubt Tags: archaic, intransitive Derived forms: dubitative
    Sense id: en-dubitate-en-verb-r-J5n7Ed Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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