Meanings
verboccasionate (third-person singular simple present occasionates, present participle occasionating, simple past and past participle occasionated)
present singular third person occasionates · participle present occasionating · participle past occasionated · past occasionated
- obsoletetransitiveTo occasion.
Origin
- Middle Englishoccasionaten
- Englishoccasionate
From Middle English occasionaten, from Medieval Latin occāsiōnātus, perfect passive participle of occāsiō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, occasion + -ate.
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occasionate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occasionate
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“occasionate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occasionate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “occasionate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occasionate.
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