laniate

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verb

To tear into pieces.

OriginLatin laniātus →
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Meanings

verblaniate (third-person singular simple present laniates, present participle laniating, simple past and past participle laniated)

present singular third person laniates · participle present laniating · participle past laniated · past laniated

  1. archaicformalrareTo tear into pieces.

Origin

  1. Latinlaniātus
  2. Englishlaniate

First attested in 1721; borrowed from Latin laniātus, perfect passive participle of laniō (“to butcher, tear into pieces”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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Anagrams

Natalietaenial
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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