rogitate

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verb

To ask a question repeatedly.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

verbrogitate (third-person singular simple present rogitates, present participle rogitating, simple past and past participle rogitated)

present singular third person rogitates · participle present rogitating · participle past rogitated · past rogitated

  1. ambitransitiveTo ask a question repeatedly.

Origin

  1. Latinrogitātus“inquired”
  2. Englishrogitate

From Latin rogitātus (“inquired”), past participle of rogitō (“inquire”).

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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