Latrate

//læˈtreɪt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To bark; to make doglike noises. rare

    "Latrate, to barke like a dog."

Synonyms

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barkbarkbemoancomplaingrouchlament

Example

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"I once saw a big dog plunging out furiously at a passing car, and, as I watched him, his gait looked peculiar. The reason for this eccentricity became clear when he returned from his latrating orgy: he had only three legs."

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin lātrātus, perfect passive participle of lātrō (“to bark”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare Spanish ladrar (“to bark”). Originally seemingly attested as a ghost word.

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