"estuate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: estuates [present, singular, third-person], estuating [participle, present], estuated [participle, past], estuated [past], aestuate [alternative], æstuate [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Latin aestuāt-, past participial stem of aestuō (“to be in violent motion, to boil up, burn”), from aestus (“boiling or undulating motion, fire, glow, heat”). See ether. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la||aestuāt-}} Latin aestuāt- Head templates: {{en-verb}} estuate (third-person singular simple present estuates, present participle estuating, simple past and past participle estuated)
  1. (archaic, intransitive) To swell up or rage; to be agitated Tags: archaic, intransitive Related terms: estuation
    Sense id: en-estuate-en-verb-NY-0mdsv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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