mendicate

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/ˈmɛndɪkeɪt/

verb

To beg.

OriginLatin mendīcātus →
First used 1618–1869Scrabble 14
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Meanings

verbmendicate (third-person singular simple present mendicates, present participle mendicating, simple past and past participle mendicated)

present singular third person mendicates · participle present mendicating · participle past mendicated · past mendicated

  1. ambitransitiveobsoleteTo beg.First known use 1618–1869

Origin

  1. Latinmendīcātus
  2. Englishmendicate

Borrowed from Latin mendīcātus, perfect passive participle of mendīcō (“to beg”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mendicate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mendicate.

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