diplomate

== English == === Etymology 1 === From diploma +‎ -ate (suffix forming nouns denoting rank or office). ==== Noun ==== diplomate (plural diplomates) A professional who has earned a diploma. === Etymology 2 === From diploma +‎ -ate (suffix forming verbs). ==== Verb ==== diplomate (third-person singular simple present diplomates, present participle diplomating, simple past and past participle diplomated) (transitive) To award a diploma to. === References === “diplomate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “diplomate”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN. == French == === Etymology === Back-formation from diplomatique. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /di.plɔ.mat/ === Noun === diplomate m or f by sense (plural diplomates) diplomat pastry made from leftover pastries, crushed biscuits ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “diplomate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Adjective === diplomate feminine plural of diplomato === Noun === diplomate f plural of diplomata == Latin == === Noun === dīplōmate ablative singular of dīplōma == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from French diplomate. === Noun === diplomate m or f (plural diplomates) (Jersey) diplomat == Spanish == === Verb === diplomate second-person singular voseo imperative of diplomar combined with te