单词 | pepsinate |
释义 | pepsinate in British English (ˈpɛpsɪˌneɪt) verb (transitive) 1. to treat (a patient) with pepsin 2. to mix or infuse (something) with pepsin pepsinate in American English (ˈpɛpsɪˌneɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpepsinˌated or ˈpepsinˌating to treat, mix, or infuse with pepsin pepsinate in American English (ˈpepsəˌneit) transitive verbWord forms: -ated, -ating to treat, prepare, or mix with pepsin Word origin [1880–85; pepsin + -ate1]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, impressionism, interface, irredentist, pari-mutuel-ate is a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, its English distribution parallelingthat of Latin. The form originated as a suffix added to a- stem verbs to form adjectives (separate). The resulting form could also be used independently as a noun (advocate) and came to be used as a stem on which a verb could be formed (separate; advocate; agitate). In English the use as a verbal suffix has been extended to stems of non-Latin origin(calibrate; acierate) |
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