reserate

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verb

To unlock; to open.

OriginLatin reserō, reserātus ← Proto-Italic *serō ← Proto-Indo-European *séreti →
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Meanings

verbreserate (third-person singular simple present reserates, present participle reserating, simple past and past participle reserated)

present singular third person reserates · participle present reserating · participle past reserated · past reserated

  1. obsoleteTo unlock; to open.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ser-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*séreti
  5. Proto-Italic*serō
  6. Latinserō
  7. Latinsera
  8. Latinreserō, reserātus
  9. Englishreserate

Borrowed from Latin reserō, reserātus (“I unlock, open”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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