Meanings
adjectivesperate (comparative more sperate, superlative most sperate)
comparative more sperate · superlative most sperate
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Origin
- Latinsperatus
- Englishsperate
Borrowed from Latin speratus, past participle of sperare (“to hope”).
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APA
sperate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sperate
MLA
“sperate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sperate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sperate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sperate.
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