Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A Latin termination, the original of -ate, -ate, -ade, -ee, etc., the suffix of perfect participles of the Latin first conjugation, and of adjectives similarly formed. It occurs frequently in New Latin specific names in botany, zoölogy, etc.
- A termination of Latin nouns, many of which have been adopted unaltered in English, as apparatus, afflatus, flatus, etc.
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Examples
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In contrast to libertarians, liberals and conservatives alike believe that it is essential that government tell people what to do, that people are incapable of behaving ethically without a cop pointing a gun atus.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Kay Hymowitz, Libertarianism, and Lifestyle Excesses: 2007
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Tract [atus] ¦ I pretended that [a] proposition was a logical product; but it isn't, because “¦” don't give you a logical product.
Wittgenstein's Logical Atomism Proops, Ian 2007
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In contrast to libertarians, liberals and conservatives alike believe that it is essential that government tell people what to do, that people are incapable of behaving ethically without a cop pointing a gun atus.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Kay Hymowitz, Libertarianism, and Lifestyle Excesses: 2007
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"Maybe so-but what you can't tell is that they're not firing atus."
Flinx's Folly Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2003
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S.e currently serves as the U.S. Representative to the United Nations Commission on the S.atus of Women.
Ambassador Named For Un Status Of Women Commission ITY National Archives 1997
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Lanate - atus: woolly: covered with dense, fine, long hairs, so distinct that they may be separated.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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Why, moreover, if such was the origin of the idea as well as of the thing, should they not have said, instead of serv-us, serv-atus, in conformity with grammatical deduction?
System of Economical Contradictions: or, the Philosophy of Misery 1888
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Nouns ending in ate, ee, ite, denote the person or thing acted upon, being derived from the Latin and French terminations of the past participle atus, itus, and ée; as mandate, lessee, favorite.
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The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration S.rvices announced that up to 200,000 undocumented Haitian immigrants would be granted Temporary Protected S.atus upon application approval.
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Bafetinib also has been granted Orphan Drug S.atus for the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) CML by the U.S. FDA.
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