Mirate

//ˈmaɪ.ɹeɪt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To marvel at. Southern-US, uncommon

    "With Bud in her arms and Babe at her heels, she rushed from one part of the court to another, laughing boisterously at Paulo's monkey pranks, and "mirating" over Francesca's tawdry finery."

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"With Bud in her arms and Babe at her heels, she rushed from one part of the court to another, laughing boisterously at Paulo's monkey pranks, and "mirating" over Francesca's tawdry finery."

Etymology

Back-formation from miration on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix). Ultimately from Latin mīror (“to marvel at”).

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