different between superate vs sperate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin supero, superatus.

Verb

superate (third-person singular simple present superates, present participle superating, simple past and past participle superated)

1. (transitive, rare) To rise above; to overtop; to cover.
2. (transitive, rare) To outdo; to surpass; to exceed.
3. (transitive, rare) To overcome; to conquer.
4. (transitive, rare) To cross; to surmount; to get over.
5. (transitive, rare) To overtake.

Related terms

• super
• superation

References

• John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “superate”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN

Anagrams

• epurates, respuate

Italian

Adjective

superate

1. feminine plural of superato

Verb

superate

1. second-person plural present indicative of superare
2. second-person plural imperative of superare
3. feminine plural of superato

Anagrams

• epuraste, pesature

Latin

Verb

super?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of super?
   1. "surmount ye"
   2. "surpass ye"
   3. "overflow ye"
   4. "remain ye; survive ye"

Participle

super?te

1. vocative masculine singular of super?tus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin speratus, past participle of sperare (“to hope”).

Adjective

sperate (comparative more sperate, superlative most sperate)

1. (archaic) hoped for

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Anagrams

• Partees, Perates, reapest, repaste, repeats, retapes, tree sap

Interlingua

Participle

sperate

1. past participle of sperar

Italian

Verb

sperate

1. second-person plural present indicative of sperare
2. second-person plural imperative of sperare
3. feminine plural of sperato

Anagrams

• esperta, pareste, pestare, pesterà, pratese, pretesa, saprete, sparete

Latin

Verb

sp?r?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of sp?r?