Oscitate

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To gape or yawn. archaic

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gapgapeyawn

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin ōscitātus, perfect passive participle of ōscitō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ōs (“the mouth”) + citō (“to cause to move”).

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