sonate

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verb

To make a sound

OriginLatin son(ō) ← Proto-Italic *swonaō ← Proto-Indo-European *swonh₂éyeti →
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Meanings

verbsonate (third-person singular simple present sonates, present participle sonating, simple past and past participle sonated)

present singular third person sonates · participle present sonating · participle past sonated · past sonated

  1. To make a sound

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swonh₂éyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*swonaō
  4. Latinson(ō)
  5. Englishsonate

From Latin son(ō) + English -ate.

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Cite this entry
APA

sonate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonate

MLA

“sonate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sonate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonate.

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