English Explanatory Dictionary

estuate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To swell up or rage; to be agitated.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛs.tjʊˌeɪ̯t/ /ˈɛs.t͡ʃuˌeɪ̯t/

Word forms

estuate estuates estuating estuated aestuate æstuate

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aestuātus, past participial of aestuō (“to be in violent motion, to boil up, burn”), from aestus (“boiling or undulating motion, fire, glow, heat”).

Related words

aestuous estuary estuarial estuation exestuate
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