different between obsolescent vs reparate

English

Etymology

From Latin obsolescentum.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?bs??l?s?nt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?bs??l?s?nt/

Rhymes: -?s?nt

Adjective

obsolescent (comparative more obsolescent, superlative most obsolescent)

1. In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet.

Synonyms

• deprecated, on its way out; see also Thesaurus:obsolete

Related terms

• obsolescence
• obsolescently

Translations

See also

• -escent

French

Adjective

obsolescent (feminine singular obsolescente, masculine plural obsolescents, feminine plural obsolescentes)

1. obsolescent

Latin

Verb

obsol?scent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of obsol?sc?

English

Etymology 1

From Latin repar?tus (“repaired”), perfect participle of repar? (“to renew, repair”).

Pronunciation

Adjective:

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: r??p?r?t, IPA^(key): /???p???t/
• (General American) enPR: r??p?r?t, IPA^(key): /???p???t/

Verb:

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: r??p?r?t, IPA^(key): /???p??e?t/
• (General American) enPR: r??p?r?t', IPA^(key): /???p???e?t/

Adjective

reparate (not comparable)

1. (obsolescent, rare) Restored to a state of good repair; returned to working order.

   For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

Verb

reparate (third-person singular simple present reparates, present participle reparating, simple past and past participle reparated)

1. (transitive, now rare) Repair; make reparate; restore to proper condition.

   For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

Related terms

• reparating

Further reading

• “†?reparate, ppl. a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
  Gives the Latin etymology and defines the adjective merely as “repaired”; gives one supporting quotation and does not indicate the pronunciation.
• “†reparate, adj.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, draft revision (December 2009)
  Gives the Latin etymology and defines the adjective similarly hereto; gives two supporting quotations and does not indicate the pronunciation.
• “reparate, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, draft revision (December 2009)
  Gives the Latin etymology, noting “after REPARATION n.”, and offering for comparison the related adjective reparate, noun reparating, and verb repair; defines the verb similarly hereto and gives two groups of supporting quotations separated by 244 years and the pronunciatory transcriptions “Brit. /?r?p?re?t/, U.S. /?r?p??re?t/”.

Etymology 2

Back-formation from reparation.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: r??p?r?t, IPA^(key): /???p??e?t/
• (US) enPR: r??p?r?t', IPA^(key): /???p???e?t/

Verb

reparate (third-person singular simple present reparates, present participle reparating, simple past and past participle reparated)

1. (intransitive) To make reparations.
2. (transitive) To make reparations for; redress.
3. (transitive, chiefly US) To make reparation to; compensate.

Quotations

For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

Further reading

• Ole R. Reuter, On the Development of English Verbs from Latin and French Past Participles (Helsingfors, 1934), page 155
  reparate 1922 [back-form. f. reparation].
• “reparate, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, draft revision (December 2009)
  Lists this verb as the same word as #Etymology 1, defining it in the transitive senses only.

Latin

Verb

repar?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of repar?