Etymology

funerate

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Today it means: To bury with funeral rites. Full definition →

Latin fūnerātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromfūnerātus
  2. English todayfunerate

Borrowed from Latin fūnerātus, perfect passive participle of fūnerō (“to funerate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fūnus, fūneris (“a funeral”).

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