Etymology

impetrate

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Today it means: To obtain by asking; to procure upon request. Full definition →

Latin impetrātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromimpetrātus
  2. English todayimpetrate

First attested in 1528; borrowed from Latin impetrātus, perfect passive participle of impetrō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- + pātrō (“to achieve, make happen”).

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