Meanings
verbspectate (third-person singular simple present spectates, present participle spectating, simple past and past participle spectated)
present singular third person spectates · participle present spectating · participle past spectated · past spectated
Origin
Back-formation from spectator.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Esperanto spekti
- spektiattend an event as a spectator
Latvian novērot
- novērotattend an event as a spectator
Spanish espectar
- espectarattend an event as a spectator
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with spectate
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
spectate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectate
MLA
“spectate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spectate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectate.
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