dehonestate

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verb

To disparage.

OriginLatin dēhonestātus →
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Meanings

verbdehonestate (third-person singular simple present dehonestates, present participle dehonestating, simple past and past participle dehonestated)

present singular third person dehonestates · participle present dehonestating · participle past dehonestated · past dehonestated

  1. obsoleteraretransitiveTo disparage.

    dehonestate the intellects of married women

    1825, Charles Lamb, “Unitarian Protests”, in London Magazine

Origin

  1. Latindēhonestātus
  2. Englishdehonestate

First attested in 1663; borrowed from Latin dēhonestātus, perfect passive participle of dēhonestō (“to dishonour”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

dehonestate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehonestate

MLA

“dehonestate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehonestate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dehonestate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehonestate.

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