pacate

English

Etymology

From Latin pācātus, perfect passive participle of pācō (“I make peaceful, pacify”), from pāx (“peace”).

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

Synonyms

Further reading

  • pacate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • pacate at OneLook Dictionary Search

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

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adverb

pācātē (comparative pācātius, superlative pācātissimē)

  1. in a pacified manner, peaceably, quietly

Synonyms

References

  • pacate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pacate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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