insectation

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noun

pursuit; harassment; persecution

OriginLatin insectatio →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nouninsectation (plural insectations)

plural insectations

  1. obsoletepursuit; harassment; persecution

    an insectation of the new Poets and Orators

    1673, Barten Holiday, The Life of Persius

Origin

  1. Latininsectatio
  2. Englishinsectation

From Latin insectatio. See insectator.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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