Meanings
apparate1
apparate2
present singular third person apparates · participle present apparating · participle past apparated · past apparated
- intransitivefantasyTo appear magically; to teleport to or from a place.
if it is an emergency, I will be able to apparate directly to wherever you are and help you.
2008, P. L. Lansdon, Dreams of Dragons and Fantasies of Fairy Flight and Light: Book One, page 2542 more examples
"Reivers!" he bellowed. His valet appeared — or really, it seemed rather more like he apparated — in the doorway.
2004, Julia Quinn, When He Was Wicked, page 105What had silenced her, however, was the enormous demonic object that had apparated in the air beyond the tunnel's exit.
2005, Matthew Reilly, Scarecrow, page 115
Origin
apparate · noun
- Latinapparātus
- Englishapparate
From Latin apparātus.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →apparate · verb
- Late Latinapparēre“to appear”
- Englishapparate
From Late Latin apparēre (“to appear”), as of a servant who appears on being summoned. A back-formation from apparition.
More words from Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch verschijnselen
- verschijnselento teleport to or from a place
Hebrew הִתְעַתֵּק
- הִתְעַתֵּק (hit'atéq)to teleport to or from a place
Portuguese aparatar
- aparatarto teleport to or from a place
Spanish aparatar, hacer aparecer
- aparatarto teleport to or from a place
- hacer aparecerto teleport to or from a place
Cite this entry
apparate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apparate
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