inquinate

Etymology

From Latin inquināre (“polluting”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪnkwɪneɪt/

Verb

inquinate (third-person singular simple present inquinates, present participle inquinating, simple past and past participle inquinated)

1. (formal) To pollute or make dirty.

Verb

inquinate

1. second-person plural present tense of inquinare
2. second-person plural imperative of inquinare
3. feminine plural past participle of inquinare

Participle

inquināte

1. vocative masculine singular of inquinātus

References

• inquinate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• inquinate in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• inquinate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette