"mendicate" meaning in English

See mendicate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɛndɪkeɪt/ Forms: mendicates [present, singular, third-person], mendicating [participle, present], mendicated [participle, past], mendicated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin mendīcātus, perfect passive participle of mendīcō (“to beg”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|mendīcātus}} Borrowed from Latin mendīcātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} mendicate (third-person singular simple present mendicates, present participle mendicating, simple past and past participle mendicated)
  1. (ambitransitive, obsolete) To beg. Tags: ambitransitive, obsolete Related terms: mendicant

Inflected forms

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