comparate

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noun

One of two things being compared.

OriginLatin comparātus →
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Meanings

nouncomparate (plural comparates)

plural comparates

  1. human sciencesOne of two things being compared.
adjectivecomparate (comparative more comparate, superlative most comparate)

comparative more comparate · superlative most comparate

  1. obsoleterareInvolving comparison, comparative.

    5. Between the ſimple Velleity of the will, and the choice that followeth the Comparate act of the intellect.

    1662, Richard Baxter, chapter IV, in The Saints Everlasting Rest: Or, A Treatise of the Blessed State of the Saints in Their Enjoyment of God in Glory. […], 9th edition, London: […] Francis Tyton and Jane Underhill, […], →OCLC, page 831

Origin

  1. Latincomparātus
  2. Englishcomparate

Borrowed from Latin comparātus, perfect passive participle of comparō, see -ate (noun-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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