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单词 petulate
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petulatev.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: petulant adj., -ate suffix3.
Etymology: < petul- (in petulant adj.) + -ate suffix3. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) gives the pronunciation as (pe·tiulēit) /ˈpɛtjuːleɪt/.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To make petulant or peevish.
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1897 G. B. Shaw Let. 16 Apr. (1965) I. 746 Hypersensitized..and petulated by more luxury than was good for him in the way of a mammy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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