elatrate

English

Etymology

From Latin ēlātrātus (barked out) taken as a verb via English -ate, from Latin ēlātrāre (to bark out, to rant fiercely), from ex- (out) + lātrāre (to bark, to rant). Equivalent to e- + latrate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iləˈtreɪt/, /ˈilətreɪt/

Verb

elatrate (third-person singular simple present elatrates, present participle elatrating, simple past and past participle elatrated)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of bark (to make doglike noises)
    • 1721, Nathan Bailey, The Universal Etymological English Dictionary, s.v:
      Elatrate... To bark out or speak aloud.

References

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