fricate

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verb

To make or become fricative.

Similar
fricativise
OriginLatin fricātus ← Proto-Italic *frios ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰriH-o-s →
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Meanings

verbfricate (third-person singular simple present fricates, present participle fricating, simple past and past participle fricated)

present singular third person fricates · participle present fricating · participle past fricated · past fricated

  1. To make or become fricative.

    Synonyms: fricativise

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make or become fricative.

Similar
fricativise
Also see
fricativise

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰreyH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰriH-o-s
  3. Proto-Italic*frios
  4. Latinfriō
  5. Latinfricō
  6. Latinfrictus
  7. Latinfricātus
  8. Englishfricate

Derived from Latin fricātus. Alternatively, back-formation from frication.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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