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Dehonestate

Deˊho-nes′tate

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
dehonestatus
, p. p. of
dehonestare
to dishonor;
de-
+
honestare
to make honorable. Cf.
Dishonest
, and see
Honest
.]
To disparage.
[Obs.]

Definition 2024

dehonestate

dehonestate

English

Verb

dehonestate ‎(third-person singular simple present dehonestates, present participle dehonestating, simple past and past participle dehonestated)

  1. (obsolete, rare, transitive) To disparage.
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Latin

Verb

dehonestāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of dehonestō

Etymology

Latin dehonestatus, past participle of dehonestare ‎(“to dishonour”).

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