enecate

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English

Etymology

From Latin ēnecātus, past participle of ēnecāre; ē- (out, utterly) + necāre (to kill).

Pronunciation

Verb

enecate (third-person singular simple present enecates, present participle enecating, simple past and past participle enecated)

  1. (obsolete, rare) To kill off; to destroy.
    • 1673, Gideon Harvey, A Discourse of the Plague:
      in the manner of a most presentaneous poyson, they enecate in two or three hours

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Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

ēnecāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of ēnecō