ambiate
/ˈæm.bi.eɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "'Tis a great piece of the corruption of our depraved nature, to ambiate things moſt prohibited : […]"
- "You few that Wiſdom above Treaſure, Prize, And Ambiate the Title of the wiſe, Come hither, here are Patterns that Surmount, Whoſe Travels will Conduct you to the Fount ; […]"
- "There is no being ſecure, but by walking in the low and ſafe Way of Humility, without ambiating Honours and Dignities."
- "During the last year, however, few have ambiated that office ; […]"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Italic *ejō Proto-Italic *eō Latin eō Latin ambiō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ambiate From Latin ambiō (“strive for”) + English -ate (verb-forming suffix).