Etymology

debacchate

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Today it means: To rant as if drunk. Full definition →

Latin dēbacchātus
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  1. Latin · derived fromdēbacchor
  2. Latin · borrowed fromdēbacchātus
  3. English todaydebacchate

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin dēbacchātus, perfect active participle of Latin dēbacchor, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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