fugitate

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verb

To declare one an outlaw or fugitive for fail to appear in court to face criminal charges.

OriginLatin fugitātus →
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Meanings

verbfugitate (third-person singular simple present fugitates, present participle fugitating, simple past and past participle fugitated)

present singular third person fugitates · participle present fugitating · participle past fugitated · past fugitated

  1. To declare one an outlaw or fugitive for fail to appear in court to face criminal charges.

Origin

  1. Latinfugitātus
  2. Englishfugitate

From Latin fugitātus (whence -ate), from fugitō (“flee”), from fugiō.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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