Etymology

monstrate

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Latin mōnstrātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed frommōnstrātus
  2. English todaymonstrate

First attested in 1609; borrowed from Latin mōnstrātus, perfect passive participle of mōnstrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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