mactate

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin mactātus, perfect passive participle of mactō (“to kill, sacrifice, immolate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from mactus (“honoured”); compare Middle French macter. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: măktātʹ, IPA(key): /mækˈteɪt/ === Verb === mactate (third-person singular simple present mactates, present participle mactating, simple past and past participle mactated) (transitive, rare) To kill in sacrifice. ==== Related terms ==== === References === “mactate” listed in Henry Cockeram’s English Dictionary (1623) “†mactate, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [second edition; 1989] “†mactate, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [Draft revision; June 2009] === Anagrams === cat meat, catmeat == Latin == === Participle === mactāte vocative masculine singular of mactātus