Meanings
verbsuaviate (third-person singular simple present suaviates, present participle suaviating, simple past and past participle suaviated)
present singular third person suaviates · participle present suaviating · participle past suaviated · past suaviated
- obsoleteTo kiss.
And now, what joy will there be, to see them and suaviate them, for whose sake he shed his most precious blood; through which they may safely sail into the bosom of the Father!
1650, John Trapp, A Clavis to the Bible
Origin
- Latinsuavior“to kiss”
- Englishsuaviate
From Latin suavior (“to kiss”).
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suaviate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suaviate
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