reparate

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English

Etymology 1

From Latin reparātus (“repaired”), perfect participle of reparō (“to renew, repair”).

Pronunciation

Adjective:

Verb:

Adjective

reparate (not comparable)

  1. (obsolescent, rare) Restored to a state of good repair; returned to working order.

Verb

reparate (third-person singular simple present reparates, present participle reparating, simple past and past participle reparated)

  1. (transitive, now rare) Repair; make reparate; restore to proper condition.

Further reading

  • “†ˈreparate, ppl. a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
    Gives the Latin etymology and defines the adjective merely as “repaired”; gives one supporting quotation and does not indicate the pronunciation.
  • “†reparate, adj.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, draft revision (December 2009)
    Gives the Latin etymology and defines the adjective similarly hereto; gives two supporting quotations and does not indicate the pronunciation.
  • “reparate, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, draft revision (December 2009)
    Gives the Latin etymology, noting “after REPARATION n.”, and offering for comparison the related adjective reparate, noun reparating, and verb repair; defines the verb similarly hereto and gives two groups of supporting quotations separated by 244 years and the pronunciatory transcriptions “Brit. /ˈrɛpəreɪt/, U.S. /ˈrɛpəˌreɪt/”.

Etymology 2

Back-formation from reparation.

Pronunciation

Verb

reparate (third-person singular simple present reparates, present participle reparating, simple past and past participle reparated)

  1. (intransitive) To make reparations.
  2. (transitive) To make reparations for; redress.
  3. (transitive, chiefly US) To make reparation to; compensate.
Quotations
For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

Further reading

  • Ole R. Reuter, On the Development of English Verbs from Latin and French Past Participles (Helsingfors, 1934), page 155
    reparate 1922 .
  • “reparate, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, draft revision (December 2009)
    Lists this verb as the same word as #Etymology 1, defining it in the transitive senses only.

Latin

Verb

reparāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of reparō

Spanish

Verb

reparate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of reparar combined with te
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