superate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin superātus, perfect passive participle of superō (“to surmount, exceed, better”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuːpəɹeɪt/

Verb

superate (third-person singular simple present superates, present participle superating, simple past and past participle superated)

1. (transitive, rare) To rise above; to overtop; to cover.
2. (transitive, rare) To outdo; to surpass; to exceed.
3. (transitive, rare) To overcome; to conquer.
4. (transitive, rare) To cross; to surmount; to get over.
5. (transitive, rare) To overtake.

Related terms

• super
• superation
• superable

References

• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “superate”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• epurates, respuate

Italian

Etymology 1

Adjective

superate

1. feminine plural of superato

Participle

superate f pl

1. feminine plural of superato

Etymology 2

Verb

superate

1. inflection of superare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Anagrams

• epuraste, pesature

Latin

Verb

superāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of superō
   1. "surmount ye"
   2. "surpass ye"
   3. "overflow ye"
   4. "remain ye; survive ye"

Participle

superāte

1. vocative masculine singular of superātus

Spanish

Verb

superate

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