diluviate

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verb

To run as a flood.

OriginLatin dīluviātus →
First used 17th centuryScrabble 13
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Meanings

verbdiluviate (third-person singular simple present diluviates, present participle diluviating, simple past and past participle diluviated)

present singular third person diluviates · participle present diluviating · participle past diluviated · past diluviated

  1. obsoleteTo run as a flood.First known use 17th century

Origin

  1. Latindīluviātus
  2. Englishdiluviate

Borrowed from Latin dīluviātus, perfect passive participle of dīluviō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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