discalceate

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[dɪsˈkæɫsɪeɪt][dɪsˈkæɫsɪət]

verb

To remove shoes or other footwear.

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discalcedunshod
OriginLatin discalceātus →
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Meanings

verbdiscalceate (third-person singular simple present discalceates, present participle discalceating, simple past and past participle discalceated)

present singular third person discalceates · participle present discalceating · participle past discalceated · past discalceated

  1. rareTo remove shoes or other footwear.
adjectivediscalceate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerarebarefoot

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals

Similar
discalcedunshod
Also see
barefooteddiscalcedunshodunshoed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latindiscalceātus
  2. Englishdiscalceate

Borrowed from Latin discalceātus, perfect passive participle of and participial adjective from discalceō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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APA

discalceate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discalceate

MLA

“discalceate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discalceate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discalceate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discalceate.

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