pernoctate

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UK/ˈpɜː.nɒk.teɪt/US/pɚˈnɑkˌteɪt/

verb

To stay up all night; to pass the night (especially in prayer).

OriginLatin pernoctō →
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Meanings

verbpernoctate (third-person singular simple present pernoctates, present participle pernoctating, simple past and past participle pernoctated)

present singular third person pernoctates · participle present pernoctating · participle past pernoctated · past pernoctated

  1. formalintransitiveTo stay up all night; to pass the night (especially in prayer).
  2. formalintransitiveTo stay all night.

Origin

  1. Latinpernoctō“to spend the night”
  2. Englishpernoctate

From the Latin pernoctō (“to spend the night”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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