adiate

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verb

To receive an inheritance.

OriginLatin adīre →
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Meanings

verbadiate (third-person singular simple present adiates, present participle adiating, simple past and past participle adiated)

present singular third person adiates · participle present adiating · participle past adiated · past adiated

  1. South AfricalawTo receive an inheritance.

    If he adiates, the adiation should take place unconditionally and without limitation of time.

    1844, Hercules Tennant, The Notary's Manual: Containing: Instructions for the Notaries at the Cape of Good Hope

Origin

  1. Latinadīre
  2. Englishadiate

Coined in the mid-19th century. Latin adīre + -ate, cf Dutch adiëren.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adiate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adiate.

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