erogate

E1R1O1G2A1T1E1

verb

to lay out, deal out or give out

OriginLatin ērogātus →
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Meanings

verberogate (third-person singular simple present erogates, present participle erogating, simple past and past participle erogated)

present singular third person erogates · participle present erogating · participle past erogated · past erogated

  1. obsoletetransitiveto lay out, deal out or give out

Origin

  1. Latinērogātus
  2. Englisherogate

From Latin ērogātus, past participle of ērogō, from ex- (“out”) + rogō (“ask”). By surface analysis, e- + Latin rog- + -ate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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