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Webster 1913 Edition

Soporate

Sop′o-rate

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
soporatus
, p. p. or
soporare
to put to sleep, fr.
sopor
a heavy sleep.]
To lay or put to sleep; to stupefy.
[Obs.]
Cudworth.

Webster 1828 Edition

Soporate

SOP'ORATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. soporo.] To lay asleep. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024

soporate

soporate

English

Verb

soporate ‎(third-person singular simple present soporates, present participle soporating, simple past and past participle soporated)

  1. (obsolete) To lay or put to sleep; to stupefy.
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Latin

Verb

sopōrāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of sopōrō

Etymology

From Latin soporatus, p.p. or soporare ‎(“to put to sleep”), from sopor ‎(“a heavy sleep”).

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