"mirate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈmaɪ.ɹeɪt/, /maɪˈɹeɪt/ Forms: mirates [present, singular, third-person], mirating [participle, present], mirated [participle, past], mirated [past]
Etymology: Related to miration. Ultimately from Latin mīror (“marvel at”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|miration}} miration, {{der|en|la|mīror||marvel at}} Latin mīror (“marvel at”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} mirate (third-person singular simple present mirates, present participle mirating, simple past and past participle mirated)
  1. (Southern US, Midland US, uncommon) To marvel at. Tags: Southern-US, uncommon Related terms: list in admire
    Sense id: en-mirate-en-verb-rWO0HRIU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Midland US English, Southern US English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mirate meaning in English (2.4kB)

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          "ref": "1960, “My Affair with a Weekly”, in The North Carolina Miscellany, published 2012, page 209",
          "text": "I should have sensed the waves of embarrassment she was radiating. But I didn't. I went right on “mirating” till I finally got around to saying they were “lovely.” Well, that was all my wife could take. “You've said enough,” she remarked, drily.",
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