Etymology

diluviate

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Today it means: To run as a flood. Full definition →

First used 17th centuryLatin dīluviātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromdīluviātus
  2. English todaydiluviate

Borrowed from Latin dīluviātus, perfect passive participle of dīluviō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

First known use, by meaning

  • 17th century To run as a flood.

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