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Webster 1913 Edition
Nuncupate
Nun′cu-pate
,Verb.
T.
[L.
nuncupatus
, p. p. of nuncupare
to nuncupate, prob. fr. nomen
name + capere
to take.] 1.
To declare publicly or solemnly; to proclaim formally.
[Obs.]
In whose presence did St. Peter
nuncupate
it? Barrow.
2.
To dedicate by declaration; to inscribe;
as, to
. nuncupate
a book[Obs.]
Evelyn.
Webster 1828 Edition
Nuncupate
NUN'CUPATE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
nuncupate
nuncupate
English
Verb
nuncupate (third-person singular simple present nuncupates, present participle nuncupating, simple past and past participle nuncupated)
- (transitive) To dedicate.
- (transitive) To solemnly pronounce
- (transitive, law) To declare, usually of a will, by word of mouth only.
Related terms
- nuncupation
- noncupative
- noncupative will
- noncupatory