Etymology

irrorate

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Today it means: To sprinkle or moisten with dew; to bedew. Full definition →

Latin irrōrātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromirrōrātus
  2. English todayirrorate

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin irrōrātus, perfect passive participle of irrōrō (“to bedew”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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