"orbate" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin orbātus, perfect passive participle of orbō (“to cause to be childless or parentless; to bereave”), from orbus (“bereft of parents or children”); see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|orbātus}} Borrowed from Latin orbātus, {{lg|perfect}} perfect, {{lg|passive}} passive, {{lg|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} orbate (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) Bereft (of anything); especially: fatherless or childless. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Related terms: orbity, orphan
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