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English
Etymology
See principiant.
Pronunciation
Verb
principiate (third-person singular simple present principiates, present participle principiating, simple past and past participle principiated)
- (obsolete) To begin; to initiate.
1654, Edward Leigh, A Systeme or Body of Divinity:Both the Kingly and Prophetical Offices of Jesus Christ are principiated in this
References
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
principiate
- inflection of principiare:
- second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 2
Participle
principiate f pl
- feminine plural of principiato
Spanish
Verb
principiate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of principiar combined with te