obvallate

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verb

To surround with, or as with, a wall.

OriginLatin obvallātus →
First used 1623-1657Scrabble 14
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Meanings

verbobvallate (third-person singular simple present obvallates, present participle obvallating, simple past and past participle obvallated)

present singular third person obvallates · participle present obvallating · participle past obvallated · past obvallated

  1. obsoleterareTo surround with, or as with, a wall.First known use 1623-1657
adjectiveobvallate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoletebiologyWalled up.First known use 1846-1857

Origin

  1. Latinobvallō
  2. Latinobvallātus
  3. Englishobvallate

Borrowed from Latin obvallātus, participial adjective and perfect passive participle of Latin obvallō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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