remorate

English

Etymology

From Latin remoratus, past participle of remorari; prefix re- (“re-”) + morari (“to delay”).

Verb

remorate (third-person singular simple present remorates, present participle remorating, simple past and past participle remorated)

1. (obsolete, rare) To hinder; to delay.
   • 1644, Henry Rider, All the Odes and Epodes of Horace. Translated Into English:

     His remorating kindred did adjourne

References

• “remorate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Participle

remorāte

1. vocative masculine singular of remorātus