inhiate

in·hi·ate
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Canada, US, UK/ˈɪn.haɪ̯.eɪ̯t/Canada, US, UK, also/ˈɪn.hʌɪ̯.eɪ̯t/Australia/ˈɪn.hɑe̯.æɪ̯t/New Zealand/ˈən.hɑe̯.æɪ̯t/

verb

To open the jaws; to gape.

OriginLatin inhiō →
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Meanings

verbinhiate (third-person singular simple present inhiates, present participle inhiating, simple past and past participle inhiated)

present singular third person inhiates · participle present inhiating · participle past inhiated · past inhiated

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo open the jaws; to gape.

Origin

  1. Latininhiō
  2. Latininhiō
  3. Englishinhiate

Learned borrowing from Latin inhiō, inhiāre, inhiāvī, inhiātum. First attested in 1542. By surface analysis, in- + hiate.

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Anagrams

hainiteniahite
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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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

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