inescate

I1N1E1S1C3A1T1E1

verb

To allure; to lay a bait for.

OriginLatin inēscātus →
First used 1602–1721Scrabble 10
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Meanings

verbinescate (third-person singular simple present inescates, present participle inescating, simple past and past participle inescated)

present singular third person inescates · participle present inescating · participle past inescated · past inescated

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo allure; to lay a bait for.First known use 1602–1721

    Many such pranks are played by our Jesuits, sometimes in their own habits, sometimes in others, – to inescate and beguile young women.

    1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy

Origin

  1. Latininēscātus
  2. Englishinescate

First attested in 1602; borrowed from Latin inēscātus, perfect passive participle of inēscō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + ēsca (“a bait”).

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APA

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Chicago

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

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