suffricate

S1U1F4F4R1I1C3A1T1E1
/ˈsʌf.ɹɪ.kət/

verb

To rub off.

Opposite
affricate
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Meanings

suffricate1

verbsuffricate (third-person singular simple present suffricates, present participle suffricating, simple past and past participle suffricated)

present singular third person suffricates · participle present suffricating · participle past suffricated · past suffricated

  1. To rub off.

suffricate2

nounsuffricate (plural suffricates)

plural suffricates

  1. human sciencesA consonant that begins as a fricative and ends as a plosive.

    Antonyms: affricate

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA consonant that begins as a fricative and ends as a plosive.

Opposite
affricate

Origin

suffricate · verb

From sub- (“up, under”) +fricatus, past participle of fricare.

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suffricate · noun

Portmanteau of suffix and affricate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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