Etymology

onerate

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Today it means: To load; to burden or bedeck. Full definition →

First used 1453-1872Latin onerātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromonerātus
  2. English todayonerate

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

First known use, by meaning

  • 1453-1872 To load; to burden or bedeck.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.