antevolate

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UK/ænˈtɪvɒleɪt/UK/anˈtɛvɒleɪt/US/ænˈtɛvɑˌleɪt/

verb

To fly before or in front of.

“Several scouts antevolated the main column to ensure its security by gathering reconnaissance data from the terrain ahead.”

OriginLatin antevolō →
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Meanings

verbantevolate (third-person singular simple present antevolates, present participle antevolating, simple past and past participle antevolated)

present singular third person antevolates · participle present antevolating · participle past antevolated · past antevolated

  1. raretransitiveTo fly before or in front of.

    Several scouts antevolated the main column to ensure its security by gathering reconnaissance data from the terrain ahead.

Origin

  1. Latinantevolō“to fly before”
  2. Englishantevolate

From antevolāt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin antevolō (“to fly before”), from ante (“before”, “in front of”) + volō (“to fly”).

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APA

antevolate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antevolate

MLA

“antevolate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antevolate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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