vulnerate

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verb

To wound, cause to become vulnerable.

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OriginLatin vulnero →
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Meanings

verbvulnerate (third-person singular simple present vulnerates, present participle vulnerating, simple past and past participle vulnerated)

present singular third person vulnerates · participle present vulnerating · participle past vulnerated · past vulnerated

  1. archaictransitiveTo wound, cause to become vulnerable.

    Synonyms: damage, harm, abuse, annoy, bewound, damage, damnify, dere

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo wound, cause to become vulnerable.

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Origin

  1. Latinvulnero
  2. Englishvulnerate

Latin vulnero

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Laventure
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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