remorate

English

Etymology

From Latin remoratus, past participle of remorari; prefix re- (“re-”) + morari (“to delay”).

Verb

remorate (third-person singular simple present remorates, present participle remorating, simple past and past participle remorated)

  1. (obsolete, rare) To hinder; to delay.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for remorate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Latin

Participle

remorāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of remorātus
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