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Webster 1913 Edition

Fenerate

Fen′er-ate

,
Verb.
I.
[L.
faeneratus
, p. p. of
faenerari
lend on interest, fr.
faenus
interest.]
To put money to usury; to lend on interest.
[Obs.]
Cockeram.

Webster 1828 Edition

Fenerate

FEN'ERATE

,
Verb.
I.
[L. fenero.] To put to use; to lend on interest. [Not used.]

Definition 2024

fenerate

fenerate

English

Verb

fenerate ‎(third-person singular simple present fenerates, present participle fenerating, simple past and past participle fenerated)

  1. (obsolete) To put money to usury; to lend on interest.
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Latin

Verb

fenerāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of fenerō

Etymology

From Latin feneratus, past participle of faenero, fenero ‎(“I lend on interest”), from faenus ‎(“interest”).

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