statuminate

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/stəˈtjuːmɪneɪt//stəˈtuːmɪneɪt/

verb

To prop or support.

OriginLatin statuminatus →
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Meanings

verbstatuminate (third-person singular simple present statuminates, present participle statuminating, simple past and past participle statuminated)

present singular third person statuminates · participle present statuminating · participle past statuminated · past statuminated

  1. figurativelyobsoletetransitiveTo prop or support.

    I will statuminate and under-prop thee

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Origin

  1. Latinstatuminatus
  2. Englishstatuminate

From Latin statuminatus, past participle of statuminare (“to prop”), from statumen (“a prop”), from statuere (“to place”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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