nuncupate

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verb

To dedicate.

OriginLatin nuncupātus →
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Meanings

verbnuncupate (third-person singular simple present nuncupates, present participle nuncupating, simple past and past participle nuncupated)

present singular third person nuncupates · participle present nuncupating · participle past nuncupated · past nuncupated

  1. transitiveTo dedicate.
  2. transitiveTo solemnly pronounce
  3. transitivelawTo declare, usually of a will, by word of mouth only.

Origin

  1. Latinnuncupātus
  2. Englishnuncupate

Borrowed from Latin nuncupātus, past participle of nuncupō (“pronounce, name as heir”), contraction of nōmen (“name”) and capiō (“take, seize”).

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APA

nuncupate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuncupate

MLA

“nuncupate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuncupate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nuncupate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuncupate.

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