abjugate

ab·ju·gate
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/ˈæb.d͡ʒə.ɡeɪt/

verb

To unyoke; set free; uncouple.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

verbabjugate (third-person singular simple present abjugates, present participle abjugating, simple past and past participle abjugated)

present singular third person abjugates · participle present abjugating · participle past abjugated · past abjugated

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo unyoke; set free; uncouple.

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Origin

  1. Latinabiugātus
  2. Englishabjugate

From Latin abiugātus, perfect passive participle of abiugō (“remove, separate from”); from ab- (“away from”) + iugō (“bind, connect”).

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