onerate

O1N1E1R1A1T1E1
/ˈɒnəɹeɪt/

verb

To load; to burden or bedeck.

“onerated with debts”

First used 1453-1872Scrabble 7

Meanings

verbonerate (third-person singular simple present onerates, present participle onerating, simple past and past participle onerated)

present singular third person onerates · participle present onerating · participle past onerated · past onerated

  1. obsoleteTo load; to burden or bedeck.First known use 1453-1872

    onerated with debts

    2 more examples

    onerated with finery

    onerated with reponsiilities

Origin

  1. Latinonerātus
  2. Englishonerate

Borrowed from Latin onerātus, perfect passive participle of onerō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

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Chicago

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

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