hiate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To gape; to cause a hiatus.

Pronunciation

hī′āt /ˈhaɪ̯.eɪ̯t/ /ˈhʌɪ̯.eɪ̯t/ /ˈhɑe̯.æɪ̯t/ /ˈhaɪ̯.et/ /ˈhəj.eːʈ/ /ˈhɑːj.eːʈ/

Word forms

hiate hiates hiating hiated

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin hiō, hiāre, hiāvī, hiātum.

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