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Webster 1913 Edition


pacate

pa′cate

(pā′kā̍t)
,
Adj.
[L.
pacatus
, p. p. of
pacare
to pacify, fr.
pax
,
pacis
, peace. See
Pay
to requite,
Peace
.]
Appeased; pacified; placated; tranquil.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Pacate

PACATE

,
Adj.
[L.] Peaceful; tranquil. [Not used.]

Definition 2024


pacate

pacate

English

Adjective

pacate (comparative more pacate, superlative most pacate)

  1. (obsolete) peaceful, tranquil
    1710 Mr. Smith, in his Discourse before quoted, though he supposes this kind of divine inspiration to be more "pacate and serene than that which was strictly called prophecy...." — Matthew Henry, quoting a "learned Mr. Smith", "Preface" to Commentary on the Whole Bible.
  2. (obsolete) pacified, placated

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Italian

Adjective

pacate

  1. feminine plural of pacato

Verb

pacate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of pacare
  2. second-person plural imperative of pacare
  3. feminine plural of pacato

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Latin

Etymology

From pācō (I make peaceful, pacify), from pāx (peace).

Pronunciation

Adverb

pācātē (comparable pācātius, superlative pācātissimē)

  1. in a pacified manner, peaceably, quietly

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