spectate

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English

Etymology

Back formation from spectator.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɛkˈteɪt/
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Verb

spectate (third-person singular simple present spectates, present participle spectating, simple past and past participle spectated)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To attend an event as a spectator; to observe.

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Latin

Verb

spectāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of spectō

References

  • spectate”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • spectate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.